{"id":655657,"date":"2026-05-21T03:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/655657\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T03:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:07:09","slug":"thunders-jalen-williams-ruled-out-of-game-2-of-western-conference-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/655657\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder\u2019s Jalen Williams ruled out of Game 2 of Western Conference finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jalen<\/p>\n

Jalen Williams warms up ahead of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Alex Slitz \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

May 20, 2026Updated 10:24 pm EDT<\/p>\n

Jalen Williams wasn\u2019t on the bench with the Oklahoma City Thunder after the first quarter of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. He was officially ruled out for the remainder of the game after appearing to reaggravate his left hamstring injury.<\/p>\n

The Thunder\u2019s All-Star wing missed nearly a month with a left hamstring strain before returning to play 37 minutes in Game 1 of the West finals on Monday. He scored 26 points in a double-overtime loss.<\/p>\n

But Williams played only seven minutes in the first quarter Wednesday before exiting to get treatment on the same hamstring. He had four points and two steals before leaving the game.<\/p>\n

Cason Wallace replaced him in the second half with the Thunder starters.<\/p>\n

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