Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season with a right wrist sprain as the Thunder fell short to the Mavericks on Friday night.

DALLAS — Jalen Williams, flustered with life as a lonely creator, stomped toward the Oklahoma City bench during its first timeout. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams’ co-star who typically ...

“You good, brodie,” Gilgeous-Alexander told him, working every muscle in his face with animated encouragement. Williams had yet to meet the storm. Without SGA, ruled out before the Thunder’s ...