Thunder guard Jalen Williams leaves Game 2 win over Suns with apparent hamstring injury
Jalen Williams missed extended time in the regular season with a separate hamstring injury, too. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images) IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / REUTERS The Oklahoma City Thunder may be without Jalen Williams due to a hamstring injury once again. Williams went down early in the second half on Wednesday night during their 120-107 win over the Phoenix Suns.
That victory at the Paycom Center gave the Thunder a 2-0 lead in their opening-round playoff series as it shifts to Phoenix later this week for the first time. Williams missed a layup midway through the third quarter and pulled up awkwardly under the basket as play started moving the other way, immediately looking bothered. He didn’t leave the game right away, but Williams was clearly shaken up and in a significant amount of pain.
After trying to play through a few possessions, Williams eventually subbed himself out and motioned to his left hamstring as he did so. Jalen Williams left Game 2 vs. the Suns with an apparent hamstring injury.
pic. twitter. com/P47wjF0c9T — ESPN (@espn) April 23, 2026 Williams eventually limped back to the locker room, and did not return.
Further specifics of his injury are not yet known. “We think he aggravated his left hamstring,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said, via ESPN’s Tim MacMahon . “We’ll take a look at it in the next couple of days, and we’ll update you guys when appropriate.