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The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road Tuesday night as they travel to take on the San Antonio Spurs in their 2026-27 NBA season opener.
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Oklahoma City enters the new season looking to once again compete at the top of the Western Conference after finishing last season with a 64-18 record, which was the best in the NBA, behind their core led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The Thunder will try to start the season off with a victory Tuesday as they face off against the Spurs in a tough road matchup.
San Antonio enters the new season looking to build on last season’s success, which saw the Spurs finish second in the West with a 62-20 record and reach the NBA Finals behind their core led by Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Tuesday night’s matchup, each may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
Thunder Injury Report: Will Chet Holmgren Play?
The Thunder have three players listed on their injury report, though Chet Holmgren is not one of them.
Of course, Holmgren missed time during the preseason due to a quad injury, but he is off the injury report and will play against the Spurs.
Thunder injury report for season opener in San Antonio
Nikola Topic (back surgery) OUT
Thomas Sorber (knee surgery) OUT
Otega Oweh (torn Achilles) OUT
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) October 19, 2026
Oklahoma City has ruled out Nikola Topic as he continues to recover from back surgery that he underwent in the offseason.
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The Thunder have also ruled out Thomas Sorber as he continues to recover from offseason knee surgery while Otega Oweh is out as he will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn right Achilles in the preseason.
Spurs Injury Report: Will Tobias Harris Play?
The Spurs have two players listed on their injury report, including one of their key offseason additions in Tobias Harris.
San Antonio has ruled out Harris due to a left calf strain that caused him to miss the entire preseason and there is still no timetable for his return.
Full Injury Report for #Spurs vs. Thunder (Season Opener, 10.20.26):
OKC:
Nikola Topić (calf) – OUT
Thomas Sorber (knee) – OUT
Otega Oweh (Achilles) – OUT
SAS:
Tobias Harris (calf) – OUT
Jayden Quaintance (knee) – OUT#PorVida | #ThunderUp
— Matt Guzman (@mattgzman) October 19, 2026
With Harris sidelined, Julian Champagnie and Harrison Barnes could both be in line for increased roles.
The Spurs have also ruled out rookie Jayden Quaintance as he continues to recover from right knee surgery that he underwent in the offseason.
Fans can catch Tuesday night’s matchup between the Thunder and Spurs from San Antonio at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
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This story was originally published October 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM.