The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Monday the day prior to their road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
It’ll be the Thunder’s final in-season tournament game. They were eliminated from a chance to advance past the group stage, This game will also mark a clash between the top two teams in the Western Conference standings.
Following practice, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and starter Lu Dort spoke with the media. In their media sessions, Daigneault revealed Jalen Williams’ status. He has missed the last three games with a hip strain.
Here’s a quick recap of the Thunder’s Monday practice.
Josh Giddey working with Chip Engelland at today’s practice pic.twitter.com/MVYvGh3qOV
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 27, 2023
JDub at today’s practice pic.twitter.com/Z9Hh8VtdzM
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 27, 2023
Mark Daigneault said Jalen Williams will play tomorrow against the Timberwolves
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 27, 2023
Mark Daigneault on SGA’s steals: “Some of it is his length. Some of it is his engagement and care factor on that end. Some of it is his intelligence built over time.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 27, 2023
Lu Dort on guarding Anthony Edwards: “As usual, just make it tough. He’s a tall, big, aggressive guard. He likes to get to it. At the end of the day, it’s gonna be a full team defense.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 27, 2023
Mark Daigneault told me his family has a firm no Christmas music before Thanksgiving rule, but he won’t be listening to Christmas music on this trip. His favorites are all Bruce Springsteen covers. Including a deep cut on YouTube of Blue Christmas
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) November 27, 2023
