The Houston Rockets count on to be with out All-Star middle Alperen Şengün for as much as two weeks.
Şengün went down with a proper ankle damage very early within the workforce’s 110-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. Whereas he doesn’t have a selected timeline for his return — the workforce is planning to guage Şengün once more within the coming days — head coach Ime Udoka confirmed Monday that Şengün will probably miss as much as two weeks.
“We’ll consider him on the finish of the week,” Udoka stated, through Sports activities Illustrated’s Lachard Binkley. “Have to get the swelling, the ache tolerance down and mobility, however you’re taking a look at a most likely 10-14 days sort factor.”
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Roughly a minute into the sport Saturday on the American Airways Middle, Şengün went as much as attempt to struggle for a defensive rebound in opposition to Mavericks middle Daniel Gafford. As Şengün got here down, his proper ankle rolled onerous. That despatched him crashing to the court docket, the place he remained till play stopped on the different finish.
Şengün ultimately limped off the court docket and was rapidly dominated out of the sport.
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He’s in the course of a profession season with the Rockets. The 23-year-old, who made his first All-Star Recreation final yr, has put up a career-high 21.8 factors this season whereas averaging 9 rebounds and 6.5 assists.
Whereas this may interrupt his dominant begin to the season, and Şengün has a historical past of ankle accidents, the timeline this time appears comparatively minor. If Şengün is out the complete two weeks, he’d be again in time for the workforce’s matchup with the San Antonio Spurs on Jan. 20, which means he would miss eight video games.
The Rockets enter Monday evening’s contest in opposition to the Phoenix Suns with a 21-11 document, which has them fifth within the Western Convention standings. Saturday’s loss to the Mavericks snapped a four-game profitable streak.
