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No official diagnosis had been confirmed by the Thunder at the time, though the visual was severe enough that it appeared to be a significant break or tear to his left leg.\n\nWilliams was already a question mark entering this season after wrist and hamstring injuries limited him to only 33 games last year and kept him out of most of the playoffs. He had been expected to be one of the league's most interesting players this season, with some viewing a healthy Williams as the piece that could make Oklahoma City the team to beat for a future championship. Instead, the Thunder appear to be facing another extended absence for their star wing, this time after just the third game of the season.","published_at":"2026-10-26T16:07:40.188001+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jalen Williams injury update: What happened to the Thunder star?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jalen-williams-injury-happened-thunder-015538823.html"},{"outlet":"SB Nation","publisher":"SB Nation","title":"Jalen Williams injury: Thunder star stretchered off floor after nasty ankle injury vs. Clippers","url":"https://www.sbnation.com/nba/1133711/jalen-williams-injury-ankle-video-stretcher-oklahoma-city-thunder"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Thunder star Jalen Williams leaves on stretcher after gruesome leg injury vs. Clippers","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jalen-williams-leg-injury-thunder-star/"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"OKC's Williams 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