Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Leaves Road Trip Early, Jalen Williams OUT vs Pacers

The OKC Thunder will be without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the remainder of the road trip as Jalen Williams is listed as out against the Pacers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (52-24) continue their five-game road trip against the Indiana Pacers on Friday without their top two scorers. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Iquad) and Jalen Williams (ankle) are both listed as out for this contest.

With the Thunder on the verge of their first three-game losing skid of the season, head coach Mark Daigneault updated the media on the status of their star player ahead of Friday's game. The Thunder bench boss announced that Gilgeous-Alexander has been sent back home to Oklahoma City.

"We need to make sure he doesn't decondition during this time and gym access on the road is much more difficult to come by," Daigneault explained.

This will rule Gilgeous-Alexander out for Sunday's road finale against the Charlotte Hornets before the team joins the MVP candidate back in Oklahoma City for a four-game home stand to end the regular season.

Williams was listed as doubtful throughout the day, and despite going through shoot-around, the team's second-best scorer will not be able to give it a go tonight in Indiana.

Unlike Gilgeous-Alexander's status, Williams's playing status is still murky regarding Sunday's trip to the Queen City.

The Pacers are fighting for the right to stay in the top-six out east with the Miami Heat just a half-game back set to push them back to the Play-in Tournament. The Thunder sit a game back of first place in the Western Conference.

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