After Oklahoma City Thunder veteran guard Alex Caruso helped raise the 2025 championship banner , he sustained a concussion in Tuesday's 125-124 double-overtime win against the Houston Rockets. Caruso has been placed in the NBA's concussion protocol .

After receiving his second championship ring, Caruso, who helped the Los Angeles Lakers win their last title in 2020, finished with eight points, three assists, and two steals off the bench in the Thunder's home opener. However, his status for Oklahoma City's second game of the regular season — against the Indiana Pacers in a Finals rematch — is in doubt.

Alex Caruso will join an extended list of injuries to Thunder players, including All-Star Jalen Williams, who's still recovering from offseason surgery on his right wrist, and Isaiah

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