The Oklahoma City Thunder will be playing against the Sacramento Kings tonight. As NBA fans will be aware, OKC star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been performing at an elite level this season and even made the NBA All-Star Game. However, his team hasn’t been all that successful and currently holds a record of 28 wins and 31 losses, giving them the 11th position in the conference.
OKC will be taking on De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings, a team that has exceeded expectations so far this season and have an impressive record of 34 wins and 25 losses, giving them the 3rd seed in the same conference.
As both these teams get ready to play, fans might want to know about the injury reports and expected rosters for the players on either side. Moreover, they might also be interested in finding out the expert predicitions for this game.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is ruled out for the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings game tonight
OKC Thunder fans will be disheartened to find out that Shai is not expected to play with the team tonight against the Sacramento Kings. According to the injury reports, he is suffering from both an abdominal muscle strain and right foot soreness.
Thus it is quite unlikely for him to suit up for the Thunder tonight. SGA has been playing incredibly this season and is averaging a very impressive 31 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 5.7 assists. Not having him on the court will mean that the rest of the team should step up and make this a competitive game.
With that being said let us take a look at the complete injury reports and expected rosters for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings.
Oklahoma City Thunder injury report
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (out)
- Aleksej Pokusevski (out)
- Chet Holmgren (out)
Oklahoma City Thunder expected roster
- Jalen Williams
- Josh Giddey
- Jaylin Williams
- Luguentz Dort
- Isaiah Joe
Sacramento Kings injury report
(No injuries reported for the Sacramento Kings)
Sacramento Kings expected roster
- De’Aaron Fox
- Davion Mitchell
- Malik Monk
- Domontas Sabonis
- Harrison Barnes
As we can tell, the Kings don’t seem to have any injuries heading into this game against OKC. On the other hand, the Thunder is missing its best player. Finally, let us take a look at the expert predicitions.
The Kings are favored over the Thunder tonight
While the Sacramento Kings have failed to do well in the past, this appears to be a season of change for them. Adding Domontas Sabonis to the roster has certainly helped the team and their record more than halfway into this season proves it. Since they are also completely healthy for this game, we are siding with them to win it.
On the other hand, OKC was already struggling when it had SGA on the court and was completely healthy. Not having him against an upcoming team like the Kings will likely prove devastating to OKC. They will be considered underdogs for this match.