However, the Thunder made an unfortunate announcement regarding Caruso’s status just one day after. The team released a statement detailing Caruso suffered a concussion during the game and would be placed under concussion protocol.

After Oklahoma City Thunder veteran guard Alex Caruso helped raise the 2025 championship banner, he sustained a concussion in Tuesday's 125-124 double-overtime win against the Houston Rockets. Caruso has been placed in the NBA's concussion protocol.

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15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant made his Houston Rockets debut on Tuesday night in a double-overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center. The 2014 league MVP was acquired by Houston in an offseason trade with the Phoenix Suns that sent out Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green and draft picks.

That said, a 40-year-old LeBron James will miss the Lakers' opener against the Warriors. The four-time league MVP and four-time NBA champ is dealing with sciatica and is reportedly eying a mid-November return. James' early-season absence could set the stage for the beginning of a Dončić MVP campaign.

SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City vs. Houston 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Opening Night on Tuesday as Kevin Durant makes his debut for Houston

In his debut with Houston on Tuesday, Kevin Durant blamed himself for the Rockets' 125-124, double-overtime loss to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center, telling reporters that he made "two plays" that were "the reason we lost.