Moments after Hartenstein’s season-debut in a 109-99 Wednesday night win, Gilgeous-Alexander answered a slew of questions almost exclusively about the big man. When the Hartenstein questionnaire finished,

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein's return from injury appears to be imminent. After missing the first 15 games of the season with a broken left hand, Hartenstein has been upgraded to "questionable" for Wednesday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

That happened when the Thunder went over a week without a center. Chet Holmgren's hip fracture completely flipped the trajectory of the season. An easy 60-plus wins will now turn into a modest 50-plus win season who'll need to fight it out for the first seed.