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Full injury report for Wednesday’s Thunder vs. Celtics matchup

Full injury report for Wednesday’s Thunder vs. Celtics matchup.

The Oklahoma City Thunder wrap up a grueling road back-to-back when they take on the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. It’s the second matchup of the season between the two squads.

The Thunder (52-23) will try to pull off the upset without their two best players. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (quad contusion) and Jalen Williams (ankle sprain) are out.

Ousmane Dieng, Lindy Waters III, Keyontae Johnson, Olivier Sarr and Adam Flagler are all in the G League.

Meanwhile, the Celtics (59-16) could be without one of their top two players. Jaylen Brown (hand sprain) is questionable. Outside of him though, Boston remains relatively healthy.

Jaden Springer (knee tendinopathy) is questionable. Jordan Walsh, JD Davison, Drew Peterson and Neemias Queta are on G League assignments.

Even short-handed, the Thunder look to bounce back from a close loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.

The Celtics are cruising the to the end of the regular season; they have first place in the Eastern Conference and the top seed playoffs already clinched. They collected a double-digit win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday to wrap up a six-game road trip.

Tipoff from Boston is set for 6:30 p.m. CT.

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Kendrick Perkins: If players are involved in betting, then Adam Silver needs to be over-the-top harsh

With March Madness in full swing, you may have seen a funny AT&T commercial that showcases Kendrick Perkins, Carmelo Anthony, and TJ Ford, players from the 2003 NBA Draft. In partnership with AT&T, Perk took some time out of his hectic schedule to …

With March Madness in full swing, you may have seen a funny AT&T commercial that showcases Kendrick Perkins, Carmelo Anthony, and TJ Ford, players from the 2003 NBA Draft. In partnership with AT&T, Perk took some time out of his hectic schedule to talk with HoopsHype about a wide range of topics including the brewing sport betting scandals, Draymond Green, Boston Celtics, and more.

Dejounte Murray’s stellar game-winner helped the Hawks stun the Celtics twice this week

Note to the Celtics: do not play the Hawks again this week.

The Boston Celtics are one of the best teams in the NBA, but they might want to avoid the Atlanta Hawks for the rest of the year.

The Celtics have now lost two games in Atlanta this week, with Hawks guard Dejounte Murray scoring a career-best 44 points on Thursday night and knocking down (essentially) a buzzer-beater to take down the Celtics in overtime, 123-122.

This falls right after Monday night’s 120-118 victory over Boston, with both games surprisingly won for Atlanta without superstar Trae Young.

As Atlanta tries to push for a play-in game for the NBA playoffs, the team dispatching of the best team in its conference twice in a week will certainly help.

As for the Celtics, this is just a brutal way to spend your week in Atlanta. Boston can take comfort in knowing that it won’t have to play the Hawks for the rest of the season, but the playoffs might be a different story.

If Atlanta can ride the hot hand through the rest of the regular season and get Young back in the lineup, the Celtics are the last team that will want to see them.

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Caitlin Clark randomly got roasted by Hawks announcer who ripped Jayson Tatum for complaining

Bob Rathbun seems to think Caitlin Clark complains to referees to much, as does Jayson Tatum.

Caitlin Clark was just out here, minding her own business, making plays and winning March Madness games, when she got hit with the most random of roasts.

Bob Rathbun was calling Monday’s Atlanta Hawks comeback against the Boston Celtics, when he saw superstar Jayson Tatum protesting to a referee.

“Boy, Jayson Tatum does a lot of complaining,” Rathbun remarked. “Who does he think he is, Caitlin Clark?”

I don’t know if he meant in jest or really does think Clark complains to referees too much. What Rathbun said next maybe confirmed the latter: he talked about how Clark complained to officials so much in Iowa’s first-round win that her father yelled at her to stop complaining.

Caitlin Clark randomly got roasted by Hawks announcer who ripped Jayson Tatum for complaining

Bob Rathbun seems to think Caitlin Clark complains to referees to much, as does Jayson Tatum.

Caitlin Clark was just out here, minding her own business, making plays and winning March Madness games, when she got hit with the most random of roasts.

Bob Rathbun was calling Monday’s Atlanta Hawks comeback against the Boston Celtics, when he saw superstar Jayson Tatum protesting to a referee.

“Boy, Jayson Tatum does a lot of complaining,” Rathbun remarked. “Who does he think he is, Caitlin Clark?”

I don’t know if he meant in jest or really does think Clark complains to referees too much. What Rathbun said next maybe confirmed the latter: he talked about how Clark complained to officials so much in Iowa’s first-round win that her father yelled at her to stop complaining.

NBA moves April 3 Thunder vs. Celtics matchup to ESPN

NBA moves April 3 Thunder vs. Celtics matchup to ESPN.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will play another national television game: Their road contest against the Boston Celtics on April 3 was moved to ESPN.

Since the Thunder graduated to a title contender, they are naturally assigned more national TV games. That’s been the case this season as this latest example joins a long list of contests played on either ESPN or TNT.

This will be the second night of a road back-to-back for the Thunder. They will play the Philadelphia 76ers on April 2 on TNT. So both contests for OKC will be viewed by a national audience.

This could serve as a potential NBA Finals preview. It features two of the best teams in the league. While Boston has first place in the East wrapped up, OKC will likely still be in the battle for first place in the West by the time this game occurs.

This will be the second matchup between the Thunder and Celtics this season. OKC won a close contest against Boston on Jan. 2.

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Pat Connaughton/Blake Wesley NBA Tracker: March 18-24

A couple of good games between the two this past week.

[autotag]Pat Connaughton[/autotag] had a couple of decent games this past week for the Milwaukee Bucks. It began March 20 when he scored seven points and five rebounds in a loss to the Boston Celtics, potentially an Eastern Conference finals preview. He was even better March 24 against the Oklahoma City Thunder with 11 points. It might have helped to have fellow Notre Dame legend and Milwaukee native [autotag]Arike Ogunbowale[/autotag] in attendance:

Whatever the case, Connaughton averaged 6.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game for the week.

[autotag]Blake Wesley[/autotag] grabbed four rebounds in the San Antonio Spurs’ March 19 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. His March 23 game against the Phoenix Suns might have been the best of his career. He scored 12 points to go with three assists, two steals and a block. Over the week, he had averages of 4.3 points and 2.0 rebounds a game.

Photographers were on hand to catch Notre Dame’s NBA representation. Here is some of what they captured:

Nothing else can be said about the Chicago Bulls this season

The Chicago Bulls are who they are. There is nothing more to find out.

It’s officially the point in the season where every team is who they are. No matter if a team is heading for a top pick in the lottery or a top seed in the NBA playoffs, the team is playing how they will in the playoffs. The time for big-time turnarounds is over, and the only varying factor left to watch out for is injuries. The Chicago Bulls are no exception to this rule.

Despite overcoming a 5-14 start to the year, the Bulls are still a middle-of-the-pack squad. The improvements of Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu have been fun to watch, but the Bulls are still the Bulls.

The Bulls Central YouTube channel recently spoke about how there is nothing left to learn about this Bulls team.

With their tough loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, it was the final straw. The Bulls are who they are, and the result is mediocre.

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Coby White has high praise for Celtics after tough Bulls loss

After the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the Boston Celtics, Coby White had some high praise for the East’s top seed.

The Chicago Bulls overcame a 5-14 start to the season and are now in place to have a spot in the Play-In Tournament. Unless there is a massive shift, they will be playing the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the Play-In, but the rest of the season should be used to generate a rhythm and maintain their spot as the nine seed in the East.

They took on the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, who are in a much different place than the Bulls. Boston has maintained their place atop the Eastern Conference for almost the entire season, and if the Milwaukee Bucks lose on Sunday night, they will have clinched the one seed in March.

After the Bulls’ loss on Saturday night, Coby White praised the Celtics’ ability to win games regardless of who is available to play in a video posted to Twitter by Julia Poe of the Chicago Tribune. (H/t Noa Dalzell of CelticsBlog)

“It don’t really matter who plays for them,” White said. “They play really well. They stick to their identity. They’ve been having dudes in and out of the line-up for three weeks and they win games.”

White finished the game with 11 points, five rebounds, and 10 assists while shooting 3-of-11 from the field and 1-of-4 from beyond the three-point arc.

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Coby White speaks about interrupted rhythm after Bulls loss to Celtics

After the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the Boston Celtics, Coby White spoke about his rhythm.

The Chicago Bulls welcomed the Boston Celtics to town on Saturday night after a one-night trip to Texas for a date with the Houston Rockets. They lost that game in blowout fashion, as the red-hot Rockets stormed ahead after the firs quarter and didn’t look back. Unfortunately for Chicago, Boston took them down, too.

Coby White returned to action against the Rockets after a three-game absence. He missed some time with a hip injury after getting bodied by Pascal Siakam in Chicago’s win over the Indiana Pacers. White shot 5-of-13 against the Rockets, and against Boston, he shot 3-of-11 against the Celtics.

After the loss to Boston, White spoke about how missing time disrupts a player’s rhythm. (H/t Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times)

“At this point of the season when you miss a week, it feels like a lot longer than that,” White said. “So for me, I don’t want to force it. Just let the game come to me. I’m just trying to go out there and contribute any way I can right now.”

White has been crucial to the Bulls’ success this year, so they need him to get back to himself as soon as possible.

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