Thunder's Krstic out with knee injury

By foxsports
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Thunder center Nenad Krstic was not in uniform for Oklahoma City's game against Phoenix on Friday night due to a right knee contusion.

Krstic's absence marked only the third time in 79 games this season that the Thunder did not have their entire starting lineup intact. Krstic also missed one game in late November with a sore left Achilles' tendon and another about a week later with a sprained left ankle.

Nick Collison started in Krstic's place.

Oklahoma City also recalled forward D.J. White from its NBA Development League affiliate in Tulsa to add depth in the frontcourt.