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Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault will coach one of the four teams in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Chase Center in San Francisco and air at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.

By virtue of Oklahoma City’s 127-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets tonight, the Thunder (35-7, .833) clinched the best record in the Western Conference through games played on Sunday, Feb. 2.  As a result, Daigneault has earned a spot as a head coach in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time.  In addition, an assistant coach from Daigneault’s staff will serve as a head coach for another of the NBA All-Star teams.

The two remaining head coaching spots in the NBA All-Star Game will be filled by the head coach and an assistant coach from the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference through games played on Feb. 2.

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game features a new mini-tournament with four teams and three games.  Three teams will be made up of NBA All-Star selections, and the fourth team will be the champion of the Castrol Rising Stars competition on Friday, Feb. 14.

On Sunday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder will host D’Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets.

For the game, they have announced their injury report (updated as of 4:30 Eastern Time).

The Thunder have ruled out Isaiah Hartenstein, Chet Holmgren, Ajay Mitchell and Nikola Topic.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams are both listed as questionabel.

The status of Williams and Gilgeous-Alexander will have major implications on the game.

They are averaging a combined 52.2 points and 11.2 assists per contest.

Gilgeous-Alexander missed the team’s last game, so this would be his second straight out of action (if he doesn’t play).

Via OKC Thunder Stats: “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has 36 straight games with 20+ points scored. That is the longest active streak in the NBA and 1 behind his career-high streak of 37 games.

It is the 45th longest streak in NBA history.”

The Thunder have had an incredible start to the 2024-25 NBA season.

They are the first seed in the Western Conference with a 34-7 record in 41 games.

Following the Nets, the Thunder will play their next game on Wednesday when they host John Collins and the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.

As for the Nets, they have had a tough season.

They are 14-28 record in 42 games, which has them as the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference.

Following the Thunder, the Nets will return home to host Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks on Tuesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered its second loss in six games on Friday night, succumbing to the Dallas Mavericks without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on hand.

A 106-98 defeat, OKC missed the scoring impact of Gilgeous-Alexander’s as nobody in the lineup reached 20 points, with Jalen Williams being the high scorer with 19 points on 22 shots. That couldn’t quite get the job done, even when winning the rebounding and turnover battles.

The Thunder now sets its focus on its upcoming opponent, the Brooklyn Nets. This could potentially be another night without Gilgeous-Alexander as he’s listed as a game-time decision before the team’s contest on Sunday evening.

But beyond that, a slew of impactful players for both teams will be sitting on the bench due to injury. For the Nets, it’s Cameron Johnson, Cam Thomas and Bojan Bogdanovic, among others. Johnson is the only player listed as questionable for Sunday night’s bout.

On Oklahoma City’s side, Isaiah Hartenstein still remains on the sideline with a calf strain, Chet Holmgren is yet to return from his hip fracture, and Ajay Mitchell’s toe injury has him out for the foreseeable months. All the while, Gilgeous-Alexander could possibly be coaching from the bench as well.

Though, this is a Brooklyn team who doesn’t frighten the Thunder. A 14-28 team, Oklahoma City will look to come inside Paycom Center with an edge as the team looks to recoup from its loss to Dallas just a couple nights prior. The Thunder has lost two consecutive games just once this season, and should be refined heading into Sunday to not make it happen twice.

Williams will have to take the scoring reigns and prove to be more efficient offensively in Gilgeous-Alexander’s absence. Working without three of his right hand men, this is where Williams can separate himself and showcase his ability to win a game as the primary point of leadership on Sunday night.

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