Dylan Harper, De'Aaron Fox and Jalen Williams injury update: Which players will be available for Spurs-Thunder Game 3?
· Yahoo Sports
Through two games, the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have lived up to expectations in the Western Conference finals. Both contests have been decided by fewer than double-digit points, with Game 1 going into double overtime to determine a winner.
Given the high number of minutes in the series already and the intense level of play, both teams head into Game 3 on Friday dealing with potentially significant injuries.
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For the Spurs, those injuries include star rookie Dylan Harper, who sustained a leg injury in Game 2, and De’Aaron Fox, who has yet to play in the series due to an ankle injury. Both players enter Game 3 listed as questionable on the injury report.
Harper is considered a true game-time decision heading into the contest due to an adductor injury, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
San Antonio's Dylan Harper will be a game-time decision tonight in Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder after MRI showed an adductor injury, not a hamstring, sources tell ESPN. Harper is expected to go through his pregame routine to make a decision on his status. pic.twitter.com/O4atDfehgR
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 22, 2026
Fox, meanwhile, was able to put up some shots in shootaround ahead of Friday’s game.
Fox (questionable, right ankle sprain) getting up a few shots at the portion of shootaround open to media. pic.twitter.com/kKt8pOOrPj
— Tom Orsborn (@tom_orsborn) May 22, 2026
On the Thunder side, Jalen Williams was forced out of Game 2 due to a hamstring injury. The star guard was plagued by a hamstring issue coming into the series, but was able to play over 37 minutes during the team’s double-overtime loss in Game 1. Williams lasted just over seven minutes in Game 2 before leaving with a hamstring issue. He was later spotted on the broadcast with an ice wrap around his left hamstring. Despite the injury, Williams was originally listed as day-to-day, and is also questionable entering Game 3.
Given how tight the series has been thus far, the absence of any of those three players could drastically affect the outcome of the Western Conference finals. Both Harper and Williams already made their presence known in Game 1, where both players dropped over 20 points in the contest. Fox has yet to play against the Thunder, but is averaging 18.8 points in 11 playoff games this season.
The NBA provides injury updates every 15 minutes on game day. All three players have been deemed questionable for Game 3 on the league’s injury report, though their statuses should change as the game — which will take place at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday — inches closer.
This story will be updated.