Williams was ruled out for the second half with a hip strain. The Oklahoma City Thunder 's 140-127 loss to the Denver Nuggets went to the backburner. Fans have turned their attention from the MVP battle between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic to Williams' status.

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics due to a hip strain. Williams suffered the injury when Nuggets forward Peyton Watson landed on him midway through the second quarter of Monday's loss.

Nikola Jokic did not leave Denver’s rematch with the Thunder on Monday up to a split decision. Like he’s often done this season, he wrapped himself around the game, a 140-127 road win in Oklahoma City on the second night of these teams’ late-season back-to-back.