Thunder star Chet Holmgren helped off court with hip injury after hard fall early in loss to Warriors

Chet Holmgren landed on his hip hard under the basket after trying to contest an Andrew Wiggins layup on Saturday night. (Joshua Gateley/Getty Images)

Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren had to be helped off the court after a hard fall in the lane against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.

Holmgren, not even midway through the first quarter of their 127-116 loss to the Warriors at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, went up to contest a layup from Andrew Wiggins on the baseline. After he made contact with Wiggins, Holmgren landed hard directly on his right hip underneath the basket.

Wiggins made the layup and did not draw a foul, but Holmgren remained under the hoop in pain for quite some time before he was eventually helped back to the locker room. Holmgren struggled to put any weight on his right leg as he left the court.

Concern here in OKc: Chet Holmgren took a shot to the side while defending an Andrew Wiggins first quarter layup. Just needed help getting to the locker room. Wasn’t putting weight on right leg. Appeared to be grabbing hip/oblique area when he was on the ground. pic.twitter.com/ZGF3mCwqmG

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 11, 2024

The Thunder quickly ruled Holmgren out with a hip injury after halftime. He finished with four rebounds while shooting 0-for-3 from the field. Further specifics on his injury are not yet known.

Holmgren, whom the Thunder selected with the No. 2 overall pick in 2022 out of Gonzaga, missed his entire first season in the league with a foot injury he sustained in a pro-am game. He averaged 16.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game last season, his first true year in the league, while helping Oklahoma City to its first playoff appearance since 2020.

Holmgren entered Sunday’s game averaging 18.2 points and 9.2 rebounds in nine games this season.

After a tight first half, the Warriors flew ahead in the third quarter after they scored twice as many points as the Thunder did in the period. Though Oklahoma City opened the fourth quarter on a 33-12 tear, the Warriors held on to grab the 11-point win. That pushed them to 8-2 on the season and handed the…

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Publish date : 2024-11-11 01:22:00

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