Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder will face Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks on the road at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Injuries have been the dominant story of the first week-plus of the NBA season. Which teams have been most impacted, and can they weather the storm?

Devoid of four key starters, Oklahoma City must rely on deep-bench rookies to topple Dallas and secure an unprecedented third consecutive 5-0 start amid a mounting injury crisis.

Oklahoma City entered the season with championship ambitions. Now, after losing Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace to serious injuries, the Thunder face questions about whether they’ll spend to repair a roster they trimmed this summer.

Dallas (2-2) hosts Oklahoma City (4-0) after the Thunder's injury luck just went from bad to worse.

Knueppel admitted he knew he was in trouble the moment he found himself guarding the Thunder superstar.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are dealing with a lengthy injury report heading into Wednesday's game against Dallas, putting even more pressure on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Gets Brutal Thunder Injury News Before Mavericks Game appeared first on HEAVY.

If Monday’s win at Miami opened a few eyes on the Mavericks’ potential, imagine what a good showing against OKC could do.

Injuries are unfortunately piling up for the Thunder once again, and their superstar will need to play at an MVP level.