Yesterday, Alex Caruso was listed as QUESTIONABLE due to an illness. Mark Daigneault mentioned in pregame that Caruso was going to try to go, but during the Thunder's final injury report ahead of tipoff, AC was officially ruled OUT due to the same illness.

The illness is unknown, but regardless, the Thunder will be short an elite defender, veteran leader, and important rotation player tonight in a major primetime matchup against the visiting Lakers.

Depth has never been an issue for OKC this season, being able to, for the most part, piece together lineups regardless of who was out, and it will be interesting tonight to see how the team adapts vs the Lakers without AC.