Won't return Wednesday

The OKC Thunder suffered an Alex Caruso injury blow with the guard ruled out for the remainder of the ongoing showdown against the Golden State Warriors.

Alex Caruso, who is playing his debut season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, signed a four-year extension last month — and was sidelined with a left hip strain

Alex Caruso is showing just how important he is to the Thunder, with his work on the defensive end receiving praise from Mark Daigneault.

Two-way contracts are used in the NBA to help develop young players and add depth as well. Occasionally, teams hit it big with these deals.

Kyrie Irving engaged in some spirited trash talk with Alex Caruso and Isaiah Joe after Jaylin Williams was fouled by P.J. Washington.

On Wednesday night, the Dallas Mavericks picked up a tight 137-136 win over their Southwestern Division rival New Orleans Pelicans. The offense was scorching hot, as the Mavericks shot 54.2% from the floor, 46.5% from three, and snagged 16 offensive rebounds to turn into 32 second-chance points.

Alex Caruso of the Oklahoma City Thunder recently gave his thoughts on how the team will fair in the absence of Isaiah Hartenstein.

Caruso finished Wednesday's 123-114 victory over Utah with seven points (3-7 FG, 1-4 3Pt), five assists, four steals and three rebounds across 20 minutes. Caruso hasn't played more than 20 minutes in any of his five appearances since returning from a 10-game absence due to a left hip strain,

The narratives around the Oklahoma City Thunder this season has predominantly fallen back on the play of MVP candidate, and the league's leading scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Needless to say, that's fair in many respects.

Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with 1:52 left on the way to 21 points as Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109.