Chet Holmgren injury update: Thunder rookie out entire 2022-23 season after hurting right foot at Pro-Am

Chet Holmgren, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s No. 2 general decide within the 2022 NBA Draft, will miss the entire 2022-23 season, the staff introduced Thursday. Holmgren suffered a Lisfranc injury to his right foot.

“Certainly, we are disappointed for Chet, especially given the excitement he had about getting on the floor with his teammates this season,” Thunder normal supervisor Sam Presti stated in an announcement. “We know Chet has a long career aead of him within our organization and the Oklahoma City community. One of the things that most impressed us during the process of selecting Chet was his determination and focus. We expect that same tenacity will carry him through this period of time as we work together and support him during his rehabilitation.”

Holmgren was enjoying at Jamal Crawford’s “The Crawsover Pro-Am” in Seattle final weekend and at one level went as much as defend LeBron James at the rim. He appeared to land awkwardly and was limping as he tried to make his manner again down the courtroom. He left the sport after that play and a short while later the entire occasion was referred to as off on account of condensation on the courtroom. (His injury didn’t appear to be associated to the courtroom difficulty.)

This is clearly disappointing news for each him and the Thunder. Holmgren impressed on each ends of the ground throughout Summer League motion in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, which generated much more pleasure for his eventual NBA debut.

In his first recreation in Salt Lake City, he dropped 23 factors, seven rebounds, 4 assists and 6 blocks; over three video games in Vegas he averaged 12 factors, 7.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.3 steals and two blocks. Sure, you’ll be able to solely learn a lot into Summer League stats, however his capability to influence the sport in so many various methods was precisely why the Thunder had been desperate to make him the second general decide. 

Heading into the draft, one of many few issues about Holmgren was with regard to his physique. Many had questions on how his spindly, 7-foot, 195-pound physique would maintain as much as the pains of the skilled recreation. Some could use this injury as proof that they had been right, however it’s price noting this was a fluke play and touchdown on somebody’s foot underneath the basket can occur to anybody.