As the Covid outbreak continues in the NBA, things can get weird. After warming up with the team, Elfird Payton was ruled out of the game due to H/S protocols. Nader joined him on the protocols, even though he was already out due to injury management. The Suns were still without starters Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder.
For the Thunder side, Derrick Favors had been ruled out, but was a last minute addition to the team after clearing protocols - much like Payton did on the game against Memphis.
Most notably, however, for the Thunder was SGAs absence due to an ankle soreness, making way for Ty Jerome to become the Suns biggest problem.