A mildly intriguing preseason game has lost its luster just hours before tip-off.

With the Thunder in Memphis on Friday night, Billy Donovan has decided to rest Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka for the first time this preseason.

“They’re healthy,” Donovan said. But he wanted to give the trio a game off this preseason and he felt this one made the most sense.

“We have one day off coming off this and then we play against Denver,” Donovan said. “So those guys will play against Denver. We just felt from a timing standpoint, this was the best game to do it.”