The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to a dominant start to the 2025-26 NBA season, currently sitting at 18-1 following Wednesday's thrilling win over the Minnesota Timberwolves . Making matters even more impressive for the Thunder is that they've done all of this with their second best player, Jalen Williams , sidelined as he recovers from offseason wrist surgery.

However, on Thursday, the team got a positive update on Williams' status.

“Just in: Thunder All-NBA guard Jalen Williams is off the injury report and will make his season debut against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night in OKC, multiple sources tell ESPN. Williams recovered from wrist surgery after playing through a torn ligament in the 2025 title run,” reported ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania on X, formerly Twitter

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