Rockets’ Alperen Sengun Likely to Miss Rest of Season

Although some may not realize it, the NBA has experienced a big man renaissance over the last few years. Superstars such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis, as well as second-tier studs such as Domantas Sabonis and Karl-Anthony Towns, have revived what was traditionally the most integral position in basketball decades ago.

This season, another man has joined that group: Alperen Sengun. The Houston Rockets center, who is in his third season out of Turkey, is averaging 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists a game this year, and multiple All-Star nods seem to be in his immediate future.

Unfortunately, just days ago he suffered a serious leg injury in a win over the Sacramento Kings and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair. While he reportedly avoided a catastrophic injury, he still sustained a significant ankle sprain and bone bruise.

NBA insider Shams Charania said that Sengun’s ankle injury is a Grade 3 sprain, and while he won’t need to have surgery, his season is, in all likelihood, over.