On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Western Conference-leading OKC Thunder for the first and only time this season. Less than 24 hours from the matchup, news emerged of an injury that occurred during the action.

The OKC Thunder will be without Isaiah Hartenstein in Thursday's matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team announced. He will be re-evaluated in approximately one week.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will once again have to navigate through a stretch without each of their top two centers. The Thunder announced on Wednesday evening

Star trio of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.

In his first season with the Thunder, Hartenstein has averaged 11.9 points, 12 rebounds, and 4.2 assists across 29.7 minutes. Those are all career-best numbers for the former Knick. He’s shouldered a heavy load as the lone healthy center for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he’s soaked up minutes and usage at that position.

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein is out at least a week with a calf issue and will be re-evaluated after that.

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein popped up on the injury ... Hartenstein suffered the injury in a 118-102 win against the Philadelphia 76ers and will be out for the foreseeable ...

With the Thunder’s lack of frontcourt depth, it would be wise for them to make a move before the deadline to add another center. There are many center available for trade such as Jonas Valančiūnas, Jericho Sims, Day’Ron Sharpe and Duop Reath, so Oklahoma City should not have an issue finding a new big man to add to their roster.

With Joel Embiid once again struggling to get on the court, the Philadelphia 76ers need to start preparing for the worst, which could mean an unusual trade.

Despite his status as one of the team’s top players, the Oklahoma City Thunder have gone 26-5 without Chet Holmgren this season. Frankly, that may say more about Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault or MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander than him.

Friday night marked Randle’s first game back at Madison Square Garden since the Knicks traded him and Donte DiVincenzo to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the three-team blockbuster that brought center Karl-Anthony Towns to New York.