How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander learned ‘personal energy’ matters amid Thunder’s injury-laden season

After the Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their worst regular-season loss — a 120-96 blowout by the Dallas Mavericks — All-Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was at a loss for words when the Houston Rockets handed them another 20+ point demise three days later. He looked defeated watching from the bench throughout the fourth quarter of a 119-98 rout in Houston. It almost felt like the reality of the Thunder’s 2026-27 season set in amid long-term injuries to Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace, and most recently, All-Star Chet Holmgren, who underwent biological treatment for a right knee injury and could miss up to…