Jalen Williams on why he was extra motivated heading into Saturday's matchup against the Grizzlies.

Jalen Williams scored 27 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 25 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors 121-109 on Friday night in Chet Holmgren's return from injury. Holmgren, the runner-up for rookie of the year last season,

Recently, Jalen Williams has been selected as a reserve for the All-Star game. The Thunder star will now miss his first contest since receiving the nod into the All-Star game. The Oklahoman's Joel Lorenzi took to X to reveal that Williams has been listed as out on the injury report with a right wrist sprain.