Oklahoma City Thunder massive person Chet Holmgren will miss considerable time soon after fracturing his pelvis during Sunday’s 127-116 home decline to the Golden Point out Warriors.

Holmgren fell not easy to the ground in the primary quarter soon after contesting a layup by Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins. Holmgren stayed down for a few minutes and was ultimately helped from the court docket as he couldn’t place any stress on his correct leg.

Oklahoma Town reported Monday the 22-12 months-previous suffered a right iliac wing fracture and is predicted to return this year. The group will update Holmgren’s condition in 8 to ten weeks.

“Can’t tell if I sense greater or worse about this acquiring been by way of some thing similar in advance of,” he posted on X through the hospital early Monday early morning.

“On a single hand I know how to tactic it, I realize what to do, what to not do and how attractive another facet is. But Then again I’ve felt the aggravation of this method, as well as the have on it puts on the brain.


“Most of all I’m harm I am able to’t support my teammates and play for our enthusiasts and supporters for quite a while. Absolutely everyone who sticks with me and our workforce, in addition to my have to have for hoops, is an enormous Element of my passion to return. Don’t pity me or sense bad, there’s plenty of folks available (today) with real difficulties that don’t mend.”

Once the loss, Thunder coach ufabet Mark Daigneault observed which the team would want to hold on with no seven-foot-1 star.

Warriors' Andrew Wiggins collides with OKC's Chet Holmgren on Sunday.
Warriors' Andrew Wiggins collides with OKC's Chet Holmgren on Sunday. Joshua Gateley/Getty Photos
“That is a resilient, tough, competitive, adaptive group,” Daigneault explained, “Which’s what we’re gonna be, regardless of the situations.”

The next Over-all range in the 2022 NBA Draft missed the 2022-23 period using a foot injuries. Holmgren endured the harm while participating in a pro-am recreation.

In 10 online games this year for that (eight-two) Thunder, Holmgren averaged sixteen.four factors, 8.7 rebounds and a pair of.6 blocks for each recreation.

Previous 12 months, the forward/Middle played all 82 video games, averaging 16.5 points, seven.nine rebounds and a couple of.three blocks for each match. He completed 2nd inside the Rookie in the Yr voting.

Oklahoma City hosts the (6-four) L. a. Clippers on Monday evening.