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Thunder Under Investigation For Sitting Players Against Blazers

The Oklahoma City Thunder are under investigation by the NBA after sitting key players against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 7:

The NBA is investigating the Oklahoma City Thunder for potentially violating league's player participation policy, sources tell ESPN. Game under review is OKC’s March 7 win over Portland in which Thunder starting 5 (Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams, Holmgren, Dort, Hartenstein) sat.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 15, 2025

The west’s best Thunder bested the Blazers that night 107-89 despite sitting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Lu Dort, and Isaiah Hartenstein.