The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed forward Reggie Williams to a 10-day contract.
Earlier this season, Williams appeared in one game for the Thunder where he scored five points in five minutes after being signed to a 10-day contract on March 6.
In 25 games this season with the Tulsa 66ers, Williams averaged 20.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.56 steals in 38.0 minutes per game.
April 2014 Oklahoma City Thunder Wiretap
Joe Johnson and Kevin Durant have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.
Johnson is the first member of the Brooklyn Nets to win the award since Devin Harris in 2009.
Russell Westbrook underwent an MRI on his right knee and it showed "no issues of concern."
Westbrook collided with Kyle Lowry in Friday's game.
The Oklahoma City Thunder won't make any changes to Westbrook's minutes and his appearances in back-to-backs.
Russell Westbrook left the Oklahoma City Thunder's game on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors after inadvertently bumping his right knee into the knee of Kyle Lowry.
Westbrook was in strong spirits after the game and did not need a brace or crutch to walk out of the arena. He said he does not expect to miss time.
Westbrook was helped off the court and went into the locker room with discomfort. He was then listed as out for the remainder of the game due to what the team called a right knee sprain.
Westbrook has undergone three knee surgeries over the past year.
Mustafa Shakur has signed a 10-day contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Shakur has appeared in 37 games (36 starts) with the Erie BayHawks and Tulsa 66ers this season, averaging 16.7 points, 6.1 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.92 steals in 34.4 minutes per contest.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder won't sign Reggie Williams to a second 10-day contract with his first one expiring on Saturday, a league source tells RealGM.
Williams will return to the Tulsa 66ers of the D-League.
Williams is averaging 20.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in the D-League.
Russell Westbrook will rest in some, if not all, of the Oklahoma City Thunder's six back-to-back sets to close the final month of the season.
Westbrook is also playing with a minutes restriction.
“There’s going to be some back-to-backs he’s not going to play,” Scott Brooks said. “We definitely have a plan in place.”
Westbrook has looked increasingly stronger since his return from another knee surgery. One of the notable back-to-backs that could be affected is the April 3-4 matchup against the San Antonio Spurs and at the Houston Rockets.
“His conditioning is great,” Brooks said. “We just want to get some time, while we still can, where he can rest in between games.”
The Oklahoma City Thunder will sign Reggie Williams to a 10-day contract.
Williams, a 6-foot-6 sharpshooter with four years of NBA experience, is being called up from the Thunder-owned Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.
Williams went undrafted in 2007 out of Virginia Military Institute.
Williams is averaging 21.1 points per game for the 66ers this season.
An MRI for Thabo Sefolosha's calf injury confirmed a strain.
"We're probably going to be without him for a while," Sam Presti said.
Sefolosha is expected to miss four to six weeks.
Sefolosha has started 55 of 55 games played this season for the Oklahoma City Thunder.