On a single drive to the rim, the Oklahoma City Thunder had their entire season — and really, long-term window — shaken to its core. Going up for a cutting dunk, Jalen Williams crashed into Kris Dunn mid-air. He landed badly on his left leg as it folded underneath him.
The seriousness of the situation was immediately palpable. Williams was in shock at his gruesome-looking ankle injury. The Thunder medical staff quickly covered it in towels. And a stretcher was brought out as he was carted off the floor.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wept and clung to the collar of his jersey. Chet Holmgren knelt and prayed. Alex Caruso looked the other way and was angry with fate. The OKC crowd was in stunned silence before it eventually chanted Williams' name and barked
at him in encouragement.
We'll see what the severity of it is. But Williams' injury shocked the entire NBA world. It's one of those injuries that unfortunately go viral in the NBA Twitter world. Several guys like Tyrese Haliburton and Paolo Banchero reacted to it. Here's what they had to say:
JDub🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Tyrese Haliburton (@Hali) October 26, 2026
JDub🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
— Paolo Banchero (@Pp_doesit) October 26, 2026
Praying for jdubb 🙏🖤
— Alperen (@alperennsengun) October 26, 2026
Chet Holmgren on Jalen Williams’ injury: pic.twitter.com/LJUNyK3N00
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 26, 2026
Jalen Williams’ IG bio: pic.twitter.com/izKdC6Pe1y
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 26, 2026
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Several NBA players react to Jalen Williams' gruesome-looking leg injury
