The Thunder will be without rookie shooting guard James Harden for the next 2-4 weeks with a right hamstring strain. This will be a blow to the Thunder as Harden has played well this year for them. Harden has played in 63 games (0 starts) this season for the Thunder in which he has averaged 23.0 minutes, 9.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game. The Thunder will probably need starting shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha to step up and play more minutes while Harden is out. Sefolosha has played in 63 games (all starts) for the Thunder this season and he is averaging 28.9 minutes, 5.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Back-up guard Kyle Weaver will undergo shoulder surgery later today and the Thunder will be without him indefinitely. Weaver played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Thunder this season and he was averaging 10.0 minutes, 6.0 points, 1.0 rebound, 1.7 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. This is a bad break for Weaver who was in line to get a chance to really show what he can do.

UPDATE: Weaver will likely miss the next four months due to his surgery.

The Thunder will be without back-up point guard Kevin Ollie for a while as he is undergoing a minor knee procedure today. Ollie has played in 14 games (0 starts) this season and he is averaging 14.8 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. This explains the signing of Mike Wilks as the Thunder will need help in the backcourt with Ollie out of action.

Luke Ridnour will miss the next 2-4 weeks with a torn left quad. He has played in 6 games this season (2 starts) and he has averaged 15.2 minutes, 2.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game. The Sonics won’t miss Ridnour too much while he’s out as Earl Watson and Delonte West have passed him up on the depth chart.

Just when you think it can’t get any worse for the Sonics, it does.  Both Earl Watson and Luke Ridnour will miss the last week and a half with ankle injuries.  Ridnour played in 71 games this season and he averaged 29.5 minutes, 11.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game.  Watson played in 77 games this season for the Sonics and he averaged 27.9 minutes, 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  The Sonics are lucky this happened so late in the season or their season would have been even worse.