Thunder Hit with Brutal Injury Trend that Chet Holmgren Started as Otega Oweh Is Out for Season
The Thunder said the 41st overall pick underwent a successful procedure and will miss the entire 2026-27 season.
- Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Otega Oweh will miss the entire 2026-27 season after suffering a ruptured right Achilles tendon during Tuesday's preseason game against the Indiana Pacers.
- Thunder officials announced Wednesday that Oweh underwent "a successful procedure" performed by Dr. Martin O'Malley at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
- Defending a Pacers 3-point attempt, Oweh collapsed during overtime and required assistance to reach the locker room; just one day earlier, the 23-year-old recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds against the Atlanta Hawks.
- While Oweh's absence does not create an immediate vacancy due to team depth, the Thunder have not provided a projected return date and the rookie faces a lengthy rehabilitation process.
- The former Kentucky Wildcats and Oklahoma Sooners guard entered the NBA after a successful collegiate career; despite this setback, Oweh remains 23, with officials emphasizing he has an entire basketball career ahead.
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Thunder hit with brutal injury trend that Chet Holmgren started as Otega Oweh is out for season
The Oklahoma City Thunder are in familiar territory that they don't want to be a part of. The Thunder have lost another rookie, continuing a trend that wants to be discontinued.
Thunder rookie's 2026-27 season wiped out by devastating injury
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s attempt to reclaim the NBA crown in the 2026-27 season will not involve rookie guard Otega Oweh. The former Kentucky Wildcats guard suffered a non-contact injury during overtime of Tuesday’s NBA preseason game between the Thunder and the Pacers at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. After challenging a Pacers 3-point …
OKC Thunder guard Otega Oweh undergoes surgery, will be out remainder of season
Officials with the Oklahoma City Thunder announced Wednesday night that guard Otega Oweh underwent “a successful procedure” early in the day to “address a ruptured right Achilles tendon.”
Thunder Guard Otega Oweh Suffers Apparently Serious Leg Injury
Oklahoma City Thunder rookie guard Otega Oweh suffered an apparently serious right leg injury during the team's preseason game on Tuesday. Oweh went down on a non-contact play in overtime of the Thunder's preseason victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Oweh immediately reached for the back of his right leg and had to be helped off the floor. The Thunder have not confirmed the extent of the injury, but the mechanism and reaction are consistent with a t…
Otega Owe was unlucky, as the injury he suffered in a friendly match between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers proved to be particularly serious, depriving him of the opportunity to compete in the entire 2026-27 NBA season. The post Shock to the Oklahoma City Thunder: Otega Owe misses the entire 2026-27 season appeared first on www.ertsports.gr.
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