OKC Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, and Luguentz Dort, right, guard Utah Jazz's Jordan Clarkson: Ashley Landis/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports
This season was going splendidly for OKC Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He was putting up career-best results and had his team competing in games they were supposed to be losing.
In early February he began to sit out games as he dealt with plantar fasciitis. He missed six of eight games between February 3rd and 16th. Since that injury tends to heal with rest no doubt the hope was SGA would be good after some extended time off.