New York, March 11 (EFE).- Turkish center Alperen Sengun, who suffered a worrying fall on Sunday and had to leave the field in a wheelchair, has a severe sprain to his right ankle and a bruise to his knee.
As revealed this Monday by the ESPN network, the results of the MRI that Sengun had fortunately yielded a less serious diagnosis than feared.
This injury does not require surgery and it is not ruled out that he will play again this season.
With an excellent level this campaign, the center injured his right leg this Sunday in the outcome of the game between his Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings.
Sengun suffered this worrying injury while trying to block Domantas Sabonis in a counterattack, he fell badly on his right leg and immediately fell to the ground.
The Rockets player was unable to leave the court on his own and had to be removed in a wheelchair.
21 years old and already in his third season in the league, the Turk has taken a big step forward this campaign with averages of 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
As a comparison, last year he averaged 14.8 points, 9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
Last week he had a tremendous display against Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) with 45 points (his league scoring record), 16 rebounds (6 of them offensive), 3 assists, 5 steals and a block.
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2024-03-12 04:43:00
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