Broken pelvis after bad fall! An NBA star crashes unhappily to the ground here

Oklahoma City (USA) - An abrupt end to an impressive home series, injury worries for their own shooting star: Last Sunday evening (local time) could hardly have gone much more bitterly for the Oklahoma City Thunders .

After four wins in a row, the home side suffered a 116:127 defeat in their NBA clash with the Golden State Warriors. To make matters worse, the home side suffered a nasty injury to Chet Holmgren (22).

The 22-year-old fell heavily on his hip after an aerial duel and broke his right pelvic wing in the process, the Thunders announced the extremely painful absence of the young American.

As a result, the center will have to take a week-long forced break - and will therefore probably not be available to the team from the Midwest of the United States until the end of the year.

"I can't say whether I feel better or worse after going through something similar before," Holmgren said after the game on the X platform.

"On the one hand, I know how to deal with it, I know what to do and what not to do and how beautiful the other side is. But on the other hand, I've felt the frustration of this process and the strain it puts on the mind," he added. At the same time, it pains him that he cannot help his teammates for the time being.

Holmgren, who was selected second overall in the 2022 draft in June, had tried to block a throw from opponent Andrew Wiggins (29) with 6:50 minutes left in the first quarter, but unfortunately fell to the floor.

The 2.16-meter-tall professional had to be treated for several minutes before he was led off the court with the help of his two teammates Isaiah Hartenstein (26) and Jaylin Williams (22).

A bitter loss for the Thunders, Holmgren is one of the team's top performers with an average of 18.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks - the second-best mark in by far the strongest and most popular basketball league in the world.