The Oklahoma City Thunder have been hit by disaster after learning top draft pick Chet Holmgren will mis the entire 2022/23 NBA season due to injury.
Holmgren, 20, was selected second overall in this year's NBA Draft having declared himself eligible after a single season with his former college, Gonzaga. However, a run-in guarding Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James at a recent pro-am event ended with Holmgren suffering a 'Lisfranc injury to his right foot'.
A number of NBA stars participated in the CrawsOver Pro-Am in Seattle, only for the contest to be cancelled in the second quarter due to a slippery court. Holmgren was expected to play a prominent role for the Thunder this season after they missed the play-offs in each of the last two campaigns.