The Oklahoma City Thunder have ruled out Serge Ibaka for the remainder of the postseason with a lower leg injury, but he still hopes to work toward a return.

Ibaka has a willingness to play with pain and is thinking about beginning some stationary shooting late this week.

"He's not coming through those doors. … He's not coming back," said Scott Brooks after Game 1.

Ibaka wouldn't be able to return for the Western Conference Finals, but nobody has talked him out of hoping to return for the NBA Finals if the Thunder advance.

The Thunder believed this injury would be a one-to-two-month recovery period.