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Sports · NBA · 11 outlets (L 1 · C 4 · R 4 · 2 not rated)

Thunder's Jalen Williams stretchered off with left leg injury

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams was stretchered off the court after injuring his left leg during a dunk attempt against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.⁠[1, 8, 12] Williams landed awkwardly, and the team's medical staff surrounded him for several minutes while he lay on the floor.⁠[4, 8, 13] No official injury update was available immediately after the game, and The Guardian reported the team will learn more about his status on Monday.⁠[1, 8]

Teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 34 points, was in tears after the injury, saying "We're not doing great."⁠[1] Oklahoma City won 108-101 to improve to 3-0 and stay undefeated.⁠[1, 8]

Covered by The Guardian, ABC News, Fox News and 8 more

Read first Thunder's Jalen Williams Carted Off Court With Gruesome Injury · Newsweek

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 9 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 4 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.

Where the outlets sit
The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70Newsweek · Center · −0.30ABC News · Center · −0.19UPI · Center · +0.17Forbes · Center · +0.19New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Fox News · Right · +1.52IJR · Right · +1.52
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70).
  • Center: Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52).

Not rated The Athletic, ESPN. Not placed: they have no lean score.

Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.

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Sources

Right

  1. 7 Fox News · Right · Oct 25, 11:01 p.m. ETThunder star Jalen 'J-Dub' Williams stretchered off court after gruesome left leg injury leaves him stunned
  2. 8 IJR · Right · Oct 25, 9:30 p.m. ETThunder's Jalen Williams Stretchered Off With Leg Injury
  3. 9 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 25, 10:52 p.m. ETJalen Williams suffers gruesome injury in potential Thunder nightmare
  4. 10 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 26, 9:51 a.m. ETSGA fights back tears interview after Jalen Williams’ gruesome injury
  5. 11 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 26, 10:59 a.m. ETNBA world sends prayers after Thunder's Jalen Williams suffers gruesome injury

Not rated

  1. 12 ESPN · Not rated · Oct 25, 9:57 p.m. ETOKC's Williams taken off with significant injury
  2. 13 The Athletic · Not rated · Oct 25, 9:37 p.m. ETJalen Williams taken off court on stretcher after gruesome leg injury vs. Clippers
  3. 14 The Athletic · Not rated · Oct 26, 5:30 a.m. ETIs Jalen Williams' injury a game-changer for the Thunder's title chase?
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