The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to face the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. This will be the first matchup of the season between the two squads. It’s the start of a mini two-game road trip for OKC.
The Thunder (12-1) have won four in a row. Back-to-back blowout victories sent a message to the rest of the NBA. They humiliated the Los Angeles Lakers in a 121-92 win on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and nine assists in three quarters.
Meanwhile, the Hornets (4-8) are on the second night of a road-and-home back-to-back. They suffered a 147-134 OT loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. It was part of the 2025 NBA Cup group play. Kon Knueppel and Miles Bridges each scored 32 points.
The Thunder will have around the same group out. Jalen Williams (wrist surgery) is out. Lu Dort (upper trap strain) is questionable. Aaron Wiggins (adductor strain) is out. Kenrich Williams (knee surgery) is out. Nikola Topic (testicular surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out.
Because the Hornets are on back-to-back, they haven’t submitted their injury report yet. That said, they’ll be without Brandon Miller (shoulder subluxation) will be out.
Tipoff from Charlotte is set for 6 p.m. CT.
