# NBA Opening Week Takeaways: Thunder’s Championship-Altering Injury

- Source: Forbes
- Published: 2026-10-26T17:37:10+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncassillo/2026/10/26/nba-opening-week-takeaways-thunders-championship-altering-injury/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/nba-opening-week-takeaways-thunder-s-championship-altering-injury-0f7471/

Jalen Williams's injury could alter the NBA title race, plus what to make of slow starts from the Knicks and Heat, and the Grizzlies' surprising emergence.

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