{
  "id": 16718168,
  "title": "Thunder’s Mark Daigneault celebrates Ajay Mitchell’s ‘unique skill’ in 1st start in place of Jalen Williams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/thunders-mark-daigneault-celebrates-ajay-mitchells-unique-skill-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T06:27:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/thunder-mark-daigneault-celebrates-ajay-062753120.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OKLAHOMA CITY — After Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti confirmed that Jalen Williams will undergo season-ending surgery for a fractured left fibula and a dislocated ankle, Ajay Mitchell got the nod to start for head coach Mark Daigneault. Oklahoma City’s starting guard Cason Wallace is expected to undergo shoulder surgery as well. Without two of […] The post Thunder’s Mark Daigneault…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Thunder Coach Reveals Tough Reality After Jalen Williams Injury Update",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/thunder-coach-reveals-tough-reality-after-jalen-williams-injury-update",
        "published": "2026-10-26T14:18:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}