Oklahoma City will be without its top two centers again, but this time, it will have its third option inside.
On Wednesday, the Thunder announced that Isaiah Hartenstein suffered a left soleus strain against the Philadelphia 76ers and will be re-evaluated in a week. His injury is a blow to the Thunder, who are still without star big Chet Holmgren.
This will be the second time this season that the Thunder are without both of their starting bigs. In a mid-November stretch, the Thunder went 3-3 without their bigs before Hartenstein returned, and he has played in every game since. Of course, that streak will end on Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers…