Horror injury to NBA star - foot sticks out unnaturally, teammates cry

Favorite Oklahoma City Thunder is threatened with a long absence of its star player Jalen Williams in the NBA. In the final phase of the 108:101 win against the Los Angeles Clippers, the winger landed so badly after a move to the basket that his left foot protruded unnaturally to the side.

When Williams realized his serious injury, he clapped his hands over his mouth in disbelief. Afterwards, some of his teammates cried. Williams was taken off the floor on a stretcher with towels covering his injured leg. There was initially no diagnosis.

“We're not feeling well,” said coach Mark Daigneault after the win, which was a minor matter given the serious injury. The 25-year-old Williams was missing from the Thunder in many games last season - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's team missed a successful title defense after a 3-4 defeat against the San Antonio Spurs in the Conference Finals.

Gilgeous-Alexander fought back tears at the violent images. “I’m just sorry for him,” said the professional, who led Oklahoma City to the championship title alongside Williams in June 2025. "Of course it will be difficult without a player like that. But he's not gone forever. He'll come back stronger than ever, we know that. We just have to hold on until he's back."