Is Chet Holmgren playing for Thunder vs Spurs? Injury update for NBA season opener

Chet Holmgren will play when the OKC Thunder begins its 2026-27 NBA season with a road game against the San Antonio Spurs at 8:30 p.m. CT Tuesday. Holmgren missed all five of OKC's preseason games due in part to a quad contusion. But those were only precautionary measures for the All-NBA and All-Defensive forward, who'll suit up in what marks a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals. San Antonio won that series in seven games . Here's a look at the injury report for Tuesday's game between the Thunder and Spurs : More: Jalen Williams' health, Chet Holmgren's resilience among top storylines for OKC Thunder OKC Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs injury report Thunder: Otega Oweh (right Achilles tendon repair surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (right knee surgery) is out. Nikola Topić (low back surgery) is out. Spurs: Tobias Harris (left calf strain) is out. Jayden Quaintance (right knee surgery) is out. More: OKC Thunder asserts Aday Mara's NBA eligibility despite claims from former Spanish club Justin Martinez covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Justin? He can be reached at jmartinez@oklahoman.com or on X/Twitter at @Justintohoops. Sign up for the  Thunder Sports Minute newsletter  to access more NBA coverage. Support Justin's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a  digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com .