Thunder now know how bad Jalen Williams' hamstring injury is

Thunder now know how bad Jalen Williams' hamstring injury is originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Jalen Williams has sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain injury, per reports.

The Thunder will re-evaluate Williams next week.

Thunder head coach  Mark Daigneault had this to say about Williams' injury on Wednesday night.

"We think he aggravated his left hamstring," Daigneault said. "We'll take a look at it in the next couple of days, and we'll update you guys appropriately."

"Any assumption about time [missed] is just hypothetical at this point, so I'm not going to comment on that," Daigneault continued. "But I thought he was playing great obviously. He was on the gas. He had great force. He was hitting shots. Got really good shots for his teammates, especially early. So yeah, he was playing an outstanding game."

Williams underwent an MRI on Thursday on his hamstring after he left Wednesday's Game 2 in the third quarter. This diagnosis will likely rule out Williams for the next handful of postseason games.

However, there is a chance the Thunder buy him more time if they are able to sweep the Phoenix Suns, which they are on track to do. Oklahoma City leads the series over the Suns 2-0.

Jalen Williams battled injuries throughout season