The Oklahoma City Thunder’s top defender, Alex Caruso, has been sidelined with a right hip strain that has caused significant soreness. The injury first appeared during the Thunder’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 13,

According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, an extension between Caruso and the Thunder is considered to be the only meaningful transaction the team completes in the near future. "I don't expect there to be much more in OKC for the time being right now aside from this impending Alex Caruso extension that the league is definitely still expecting and bracing for coming out of the Thunder,