ESPN: De’Aaron Fox will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma City with an ankle sprain. For San Antonio, that is a major early-series loss, because Fox is one of the team’s primary engines for pace, dribble pressure, and early-offense advantage creation.
Without him, the Spurs are likely to shift more possessions into half-court structure through Victor Wembanyama and secondary ball-handlers, while the cost of turnovers rises immediately. For OKC, this opens a clear chance to ramp up point-of-attack pressure and try to control tempo from the opening quarter.
The key question now is timeline: is this only a Game 1 absence or the start of a longer limitation in the series. If Fox returns quickly and close to full mobility, the balance of the matchup can swing back fast over the next games.
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