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BOSTON — Of all the configurations seen across their 11 games together, it took Tuesday’s second-quarter lineup for the Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein pairing to look euphoric.

110 days. That’s how long it took before the Thunder could play the lineup it’d originally schemed. That’s the Oklahoman dream, imagined when the Thunder scooped up Hartenstein in the summer.

The OKC Thunder will host the Houston Rockets at 7 p.m. CST Monday. OKC (49-11) outlasted San Antonio on Sunday during a 146-132 road win. Chet Holmgren missed the game due to a sprained left ...

ATLANTA — After totaling seven points, four rebounds and three assists in 15 first-half minutes, Chet Holmgren was ruled out for the remainder of the Thunder's 135-119 win over the Hawks on ...

OKC Thunder teammates Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams starred in an AT&T commercial that debuted Sunday. The commercial released during the NCAA Tournament's selection ...

Bouncing back from a tough individual performance and team result against an even more intimidating foe proved necessary for Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder, which gave up a season ...