The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without the services of James Harden and Nick Collison at home Monday night against the New Orleans Hornets.
The leading candidate for Sixth Man of the year, Harden will sit due to a sore ankle after landing on it awkwardly versus the Golden State Warriors. Collison will sit out with a quad contusion as Scott Brooks' role players will each miss their first games of the season.
Kendrick Perkins, returned from a one-game absence due to a nagging knee injury, also sustained a minor foot injury Sunday versus the Warriors but has been ruled ready to go versus the Hornets.
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