By Guillaume K. | Sports journalist
In great form since the start of the season, Chet Holmgren was forced to leave the clash against the Warriors due to a serious injury. Absent until 2025, the Thunder interior quickly spoke out on social networks.
Since the start of the season, Chet Holmgren relaunch the debates with Victor Wembanyama. So obviously, the pressure is not the same on his shoulders since he is only a lieutenant in the team led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but we should not minimize his performances however. With 18.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks on average, he is progressing in all these statistical categories.
Unfortunately for him and the Thunder, this development was abruptly cut short this Sunday during the clash against the Warriors. Indeed, after only a few minutes of play, the young inside went up on the block following a penetration from Andrew Wiggins, he was jostled, fell quite heavily on his hip and had to return to the locker room.
Chet Holmgren talks about his injury
The verdict was not long in coming: hip fracture and new medical evaluation in 8 or 10 weeks. While he was displaying an All-Star level, Chet Holmgren will not return to the field before 2025, which is inevitably a hard blow. He quickly spoke out on his social networks:
I don’t know if I feel better or worse knowing that I’ve been through something similar before. On the one hand, I know how to approach this absence, what I can do, what I can’t do, and I know how beautiful my return will be. But on the other hand, I know the frustration of rehabilitation and the mental fatigue it causes. And more than anything, it hurts me not to be able to help my teammates and not to be able to play for our fans.
All the people who will continue to encourage me and the team, in addition to my passion for basketball, are my motivation to come back. Don’t feel sorry for me, there are people who have problems that will never heal. Sorry for the ramble, I just wanted to address the Thunder fans. […] I can’t believe this idiot still made his layup, seriously. It annoys me.
Chet Holmgren is definitely one of those players obsessed with the game. Having just learned of his unavailability for at least two months, he couldn’t help but think about the fact that Andrew Wiggins marked his layup on the action that caused his injury. His sacrifice was in vain, which undoubtedly adds a little sadness to him.
While he was in the form of his life, Chet Holmgren was cut short. He will not return until the beginning of 2025and by then, the Thunder could move away from the top of the Western Conference.
