Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Jalen Williams said he took nearly 30 painkilling injections in his injured right wrist to get through his team’s recent championship run. In a video posted to his YouTube page on Tuesday, Williams said he had been dealing with a sprained right wrist for much of the season. Then he felt his right scapholunate ligament tear and his hand was “on fire” after getting tied up with Phoenix Suns’ star guard Devin Booker while chasing a loose ball on April 9.
Source: ESPN
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“I got 28 or 29 shots in my hand throughout the playoffs,” Williams said on the video. “And I was like, ‘That can’t be for nothing. We have to win.’ So, that was my mentality.” -via ESPN / July 8, 2025
Quick Overview Oklahoma City won the physicality on a game by game basis 4-3. They also took the “playing hard energy” wins by the same 4-3 margin. The team with the better Physicality score was 5-2, while the team with the most “Playing Hard Wins” was 7-0. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all players with 226 Physicality Wins, followed by Pascal Siakam (164), Myles Turner (140), Chet Holmgren (134) and Jalen Williams (132). Siakam led in Net Wins with +33. Hartenstein led in Net Wins per 36 min. Siakam was the top “playing hard energy plays” leader with 63 PH Wins, followed by Caruso (55), Holmgren (52), Haliburton (47), and Nembhard (43). Siakam dominated Jalen Williams Head-to-Head (+19 wins), while Shai was +20 net wins against the five IND starters (only losing H2H to Siakam). -via 82games.com / July 2, 2025