Holmgren is absent from the opening injury report
Chet Holmgren is set to play in Oklahoma City’s regular-season opener at San Antonio after missing all five of the Thunder’s preseason games. The Oklahoman reported on October 19 that he would be available, and he was absent from the injury report for the opening fixture.
The game is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, at 8.30 p.m. Central Time at Frost Bank Center. For Philippine viewers, that is Wednesday, October 21, at 9.30 a.m. PHT.
Holmgren’s preseason absence was linked in part to a quadriceps contusion. His availability gives Oklahoma City an established frontcourt option from the start of the regular season, although the published reports did not specify a minutes limit or confirm how long he would play.
The matchup revisits the previous season’s Western Conference finals, which San Antonio won in seven games. It is the first regular-season meeting of the new campaign, with both teams starting again in the standings.
The injury report cited by The Oklahoman listed Oklahoma City’s Otega Oweh, Thomas Sorber and Nikola Topić as out following Achilles, knee and back surgery respectively. San Antonio listed Tobias Harris out with a left calf strain and Jayden Quaintance out following right knee surgery.
Those designations reflect the information available on October 19 in the United States. Later injury reports can change before tip-off, and availability should not be treated as a guarantee of a particular starting lineup or workload.