Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault gave updates on his team’s injury situation shortly before tipoff against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.
To lay out the changes from Monday: Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is out Wednesday. Center Mike Muscala has passed concussion protocol and will return to play. Isaiah Roby will be a gametime decision.
Gilgeous-Alexander re-aggravated his left knee, which he sprained in the Feb. 1 game against the Houston Rockets. Daigneault said there was a play in the game against the Lakers on Monday in which the guard tweaked it again.
Daigneault said there isn’t serious concern about the knee.
“(He) finished the game, so it’s not overly serious — similar to the first time he missed a game,” he said. “We’re just being really cautious with him. It was just a re-aggravation of the same thing. But again, not a big deal.”
Muscala has passed concussion protocol, Daigneault said. The backup center took an elbow in the face against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday and missed the game Monday.
Muscala is averaging 9.7 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 39.3% from 3.
Roby’s status will be decided during warmups on Wednesday. He has suffered from right foot soreness and has missed the last two games for the Thunder. Daigneault specified that the issue is a toe.
“He’s gotta go through the warmup on the court to see how that toe feels,” Daigneault said. “He’s obviously really close if he’s not available.”
Roby is averaging 8.6 points and 4.7 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game
The Thunder starting lineup will be Hamidou Diallo, Lu Dort, Kenrich Williams, Darius Bazley and Al Horford.
Backup guard Theo Maledon remains in concussion protocol.
Lakers star big Anthony Davis will be out for the second game in a row with an Achilles injury.
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