Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 in their first game this season without Chet Holmgren.

The Oklahoma City Thunder may be shorthanded along the frontline, but they are a team with incredible depth — and they have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He went off for a career-high 45 points plus nine assists to lift the Thunder past the visiting Clippers,

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture. He sustained a right lilac wing fracture in the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren will miss significant time after fracturing his pelvis during Sunday’s 127-116 home loss to the Golden State Warriors.

After the Oklahoma City Thunder 's loss to the Golden State Warriors, the postgame interview resembled closer to a funeral than the average reaction to a regular-season defeat. The Thunder's loss was overshadowed by Chet Holmgren's hip fracture.

Oklahoma City Thunder star center Chet Holmgren will be out for a significant period, which means the Thunder could look for reinforcements.

The Thunder will have to make do without big man Chet Holmgren for the foreseeable future due to an injury sustained vs. the Warriors.