Collin Sexton will miss his seventh straight game due to the ankle injury he suffered in early February. It appears that he’s ramping his way back towards a return soon though. In his absence, the Jazz have leaned upon youngsters Isaiah Collier and Keyonte George to fill his void.

The Oklahoma City Thunder travel on the road to face the Utah Jazz on Friday. It's both squad's first game back from the All-Star break. This will be the third matchup of the season between the teams. OKC won the first two with its latest win on Jan. 22.

Utah Jazz: Collin Sexton (left ankle sprain) has resumed on court activities and is nearing a return. He will be re-evaluated early next week.

In early February, Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton went down with an ankle sprain. Yes, the physical embodiment of tenacity fell to the plague of basketball players everywhere. An awkward step ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder come out of the NBA All-Star break ... a team that is also dealing with a couple injury challenges in Collin Sexton and KJ Martin. Oklahoma City has claimed both games ...

Jazz: Collin Sexton (ankle sprain) is out. Taylor Hendricks (fibula fracture) is out. KJ Martin (return to competition condition) is questionable. Oscar Tshiebwe (G League two-way) is out. Micah Potter (G League two-way) is out. Elijah Harkless (G League two-way) is out.

The Utah Jazz are back in the fight on Friday night as they'll take on a tough matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the top-seed in the Western Conference, on their home floor.