"It's always going to be love." Lu Dort still wears Oklahoma City on his sleeve, just not his jersey, after being traded to Atlanta. On a motivational message from Sam Presti, epitomizing Thunder basketball and more: oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…

Here's a new Thunder Buddies podcast episode, where @JenniCarlson_OK and I discuss the Jalen Williams injury: youtube.com/watch?v=ZiKRHOTE…

“I just feel bad for him.” Paycom Center didn’t play its usual victory anthem after OKC’s win over the LA Clippers. It didn’t feel right, considering the tremendous loss the Thunder had just experienced. On the emotions of Jalen Williams’ latest injury: oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…

I sat down with Jalen Williams this summer to talk about the mental side of overcoming setbacks. The maturity he has shown in the face of adversity is impressive, and he’ll surely do so again with this new injury. oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…

Here’s Alex Caruso after OKC’s win over the LA Clippers

Asked Alex Caruso how Jalen Williams has overcome setbacks in the past: “Dub is a resilient human being. He has great parents. He comes from a great family of hard work, love and putting your best foot forward at all times. The couple of years I’ve been here, getting to know his mom and dad, they raised their children right. Those characteristics and qualities are instilled in him as a person. And, at a certain point, you can’t be a victim anymore. You have to take the adversity head-on, and you’ve got to fight back. He’s continued to do that, and I know he’ll continue to do it moving forward.”

Jalen Williams has overcome setbacks in the past. I asked Shai Gilgeous-Alexander what it is about his spirit that allows him to do so: “He just loves playing. He loves the competition. That’s who he is. I have no doubt in my mind that he’ll be back and be better than he was before, just like how he handled the last couple of injuries. It’s unfortunate, his luck so far, but he’s equipped for it. He’s a warrior.”

Here’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after OKC’s win over the LA Clippers

Mark Daigneault on how the team will process Jalen Williams’ injury: “I think it starts with just getting everybody and regrouping in a situation like that, especially when it’s ugly like that, which is what we’ll focus on first before we move on to anything else. We’ll come in tomorrow, we’ll get everybody together and we’ll have more information for the team at that time. I know they’ll be hungry to know how he’s doing and stuff like that, and then we’ll move from there. But, at this point, you’ve just got to allow yourself to feel the way you do.”

Asked Mark Daigneault about the support from everyone inside Paycom Center following Jalen Williams’ injury tonight: “No matter what, I think anybody in the arena can empathize with that. We appreciate our fans for doing so. We appreciate the Clippers for doing so.”

Mark Daigneault on Jalen Williams’ injury tonight: “Those are tough, man. We’re not doing great. That’s tough on the guys. Everyone empathizes, I think both teams, in those situations. We’re not doing great.”

Here’s Mark Daigneault after OKC’s win over the LA Clippers

Final: Thunder 108, Clippers 101 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 34 points and 6 boards Ajay Mitchell: 18 points and 6 boards Isaiah Hartenstein: 12 points and 12 boards It's hard for anyone inside Paycom Center to celebrate right now. Everyone's thoughts are with Jalen Williams.

Jalen Williams just gave two thumbs up while being stretchered off the court. The Paycom Center crowd chanted "J Dub" to show its support. Certainly wishing the best for him. What a scary play.

We've gotten a Playoff Caruso appearance in October. Alex Caruso just stole the ball and found Jalen Williams on the other end for an easy dunk. That gave OKC a 101-96 lead with 2:15 left in the game.

Ajay Mitchell completes the three-point play to give OKC a 93-90 lead with five minutes remaining. He has 15 points off the bench tonight.

End of the third quarter: Thunder 77, Clippers 76 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 27 points and 5 assists Isaiah Hartenstein: 12 points and 10 rebounds Alex Caruso: 8 points and 5 assists SGA scored 16 points that quarter on 7-for-11 shooting from the field.

Alex Caruso is competing on another level right now. He just ripped the ball from Darius Garland and pounded his chest afterwards.

Alex Caruso drills the 3-pointer to tie the game at 67-67 with 3:59 left in the third quarter, and this place is rocking. Timeout Los Angeles.

Darius Garland splashes the 3-pointer to give Los Angeles a 64-57 lead with 5:54 left in the third quarter. OKC burns a timeout