The Oklahoma City Thunder made a massive trade for defensive ace Alex Caruso to tip-off the NBA offseason, swapping out Josh Giddey in a one-for-one deal with t

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

Caruso (hip) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Celtics. Caruso will not return to the floor for Oklahoma City on Sunday. This will be the seventh straight game Caruso has missed with the hip strain.

The veteran guard's absence Wednesday should continue to allow Cason Wallace to absorb meaningful playing time from the Thunder's starting lineup, making the latter a viable streamer for steals in fantasy leagues.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have regained Alex Caruso, as the forward is not listed on the team's injury report.

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The Thunder are back to their small-ball era. The gap between Holmgren's injury and Hartenstein's return lasted over a week in Nov. 2024. OKC went 3-2 during that stretch when Jalen Williams slid down to the starting center spot. They will likely return to that plan over the next week as Hartenstein will be out for at least three games.

Caruso (hip) tallied three points (1-4 FG, 1-3 3Pt), two steals, one rebound, one assist and one block across 18 minutes Tuesday in the Thunder's 118-102 win over the 76ers. Defense is Caruso's calling card,

For Cleveland, it was death by a thousand cuts. The Thunder topped that 30-2 run with back-to-back pick-six turnovers — with the demoralized Cavs barely bothering to jog back on the second one — shortly after a technical foul on Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson for intercepting a ref on the sideline and screaming “Call the f—ing foul!”

It's Jalen Williams and the Thunder against Kyrie Irving and the Mavericks on Friday. OKC will be without star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is listed out with a right wrist sprain.

Another injury has plagued the Oklahoma City Thunder, as rookie guard Ajay Mitchell is set to miss multiple months with a toe injury.