Emotional Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaks down in tears following his teammate’s heartbreaking news

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in Oklahoma City’s 108-101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night, yet the scoreboard was not the story by the final minutes. Jalen Williams went down late in the fourth quarter with an apparent leg injury and left the court on a stretcher. Teammates reacted at once, and medical staff hurried onto the floor. Afterward, the Thunder guard was close to tears when asked about his teammate. Oklahoma City stayed unbeaten, but the team had no update on how serious the injury is.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander fights back tears after Jalen Williams injury scareJalen Williams went up for a dunk and got blocked at the rim. He came down awkwardly, and his leg appeared to buckle beneath him. He stayed on the floor while trainers worked on him, then was carried off. On his way out, he flashed the crowd two thumbs up.Gilgeous-Alexander was asked about it after the game. The Thunder guard has played beside Williams throughout Oklahoma City’s rise to title contention, and the question landed hard. The answer was brief.“I just feel bad for him. Nothing more than that,” Gilgeous-Alexander said, fighting back tears.The game itself was a grind. Oklahoma City held off Los Angeles by seven at Paycom Center, and Gilgeous-Alexander drove the effort through a tightly contested night. His 34 points, six rebounds and five assists were good enough to lead most recaps. Sunday was not a normal night, so the box score turned into the second story.Williams adds another injury to a rough stretchWilliams, 25, has had little room to build rhythm lately. He appeared in 33 regular-season games last season, and hamstring problems cost him significant playoff time. This season began with him recovering from a wrist injury picked up during Oklahoma City’s championship run. The return was moving in the right direction.Then Sunday happened. Hamstring trouble, a wrist injury and now a leg injury of unknown size is a lot for one player in one year.Before the fall, he had been a quiet contributor in a close game. Eight points looks modest, but five assists and two steals across 32 minutes point to an all-around night, the kind of work highlights skip. If he misses time, that playmaking needs a new home.The Thunder came into Sunday undefeated, and Williams was part of that start while still working his way back from the wrist injury. Losing him for any stretch would test a team that leaned on him for 32 minutes in a tight game.Neither the extent of the injury nor a timeline has been announced. The Thunder had no immediate update on its severity after the game, so how long Williams could be out has to wait.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.