Marc J. Spears: The Thunder say center Nerlens Noel had surgery to repair a fracture to the zygomatic arch of his left cheek. He will miss tonight’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves and his status will be updated next week.
Oklahoma City Thunder Rumors
Joe Mussatto: In addition to Nerlens Noel being out tonight, Danilo Gallinari (left thumb sore), Terrance Ferguson (personal reasons) and Abdel Nader (left ankle sprain) are listed as out. Steven Adams (left ankle sprain) is questionable.
Tim MacMahon: The Mavs received $800,000 from the Thunder in the trade that sent Justin Patton to Dallas, per source. They’ll waive Patton, whose salary for next season is not guaranteed to clear the roster spot for Willie Cauley-Stein.
“Here’s what happened: When Victor was in [OKC’s offer] and they said, ‘Okay fine, we’ll put Sabonis in too,’ in my mind, the deal was done,” Pritchard said. “When I heard Domantas’ name along with Victor’s name, I felt like that was enough. You can be really, really greedy in this business. But I felt like Sam [Presti] made a really honest, good offer and it was what I wanted to hear. I felt good about it.”
Maddie Lee: Mike Muscala on SGA: “He’s one of the best finishers I’ve ever seen play.” CP from his locker: “No, no, no.” As Muscala continues his interview, Paul recaps the convo to SGA. SGA: “I appreciate that Musky. That’s real love.” CP later explains someone has to keep SGA humble
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