Fox and Harper Clear For Game 3 In Okc Vs Spurs Game 7

De'Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper were upgraded to available before okc vs spurs game 7, and Fox went right into the starting five for San Antonio. Mitch Johnson had Fox with Stephon Castle, Julian Champagnie, Devin Vassell, and Victor Wembanyama for Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.

Fox, Harper, and Game 3

Fox had been listed questionable before tipoff because of an ankle injury he picked up in the last series. Harper also entered the night questionable after taking an adductor injury in Game 2 against the Thunder, a game he did not finish.

Both guards were cleared just before the game, giving San Antonio a clean injury report outside of those two names. That left Johnson with his usual group intact when the Spurs lined up for a Western Conference Finals game at Frost Bank Arena.

Mitch Johnson's starting five

Johnson named Fox, Castle, Champagnie, Vassell, and Wembanyama as the starters. That group had been San Antonio's standard look for the past few months, and it stayed in place with the series at Game 3.

Wembanyama also arrived with a new line on his résumé before the matchup: All-Defensive First-Team. The Spurs had 2-1 playoff form with their Fiesta theme before Game 3, and they brought that look back for Friday's 7:30 pm CST tip on NBC and Peacock.

Thunder at Frost Bank Arena

San Antonio's rotation note was the real edge of the night. A front line built around Wembanyama and a backcourt that included Fox and Harper gave the Spurs their full guard group back in a series against the defending champions, with Harper's adductor issue and Fox's ankle the only injury questions on the board.

For a playoff team trying to keep its lineup steady, that mattered more than the uniforms. The Spurs got both guards back, kept their first five in place, and carried the same setup into a Game 3 that had already swung on availability before the opening tip.