Oklahoma City Thunder Nearly Run Out Of Players In A Game After Unreal Injury Streak Gets Worse
Reigning MVP Kevin Durant, Anthony Morrow, and Jeremy Lamb all got hurt in preseason.
Durant is expected to be out until mid-December while Morrow could be out for a month.
Things got worse in the second game of the season when Russell Westbrook fractured a bone in his hand that will require surgery and keep him out for at least a month.
The injures have continued to pile up since then.
Reggie Jackson missed a few games with a wrist injury. He returned Monday night against the Nets, and has already logged over 80 minutes in two games.
Back-up guard Andre Roberson went down with a sprained left foot against Brooklyn and had to sit out Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Raptors.
The Thunder went into the Raptors game with eight healthy players: Perry Jones, Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams, Lance Thomas, Reggie Jackson, Nick Collison, Kendrick Perkins, and Sebastian Telfair.
Here was the Thunder's box score, which doesn't include inactive players like Durant:
During the game, Jones went down with a knee injury and did not return. The team says he has a knee contusion, which could cause him to miss some time. Reggie Jackson also gave the Thunder a scare when he limped off the court, but he later returned.
At one point, the Thunder nearly ran out of players. Their third-string point guard Sebastian Telfair was ejected with a flagrant-2 foul, and Steven Adams, Serge Ibaka, and Jackson were all playing with five fouls. The media was clearly distressed, wondering how this would play out: