Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün suffered an ankle sprain and bruised knee during Sunday’s win against the Sacramento Kings, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Wojnarowski notes that although Şengün hasn’t yet been ruled out for the season, “significant healing would need to occur” for the 21-year-old center to return by the Rockets’ regular-season finale on April 14.
On Sunday, Şengün took an awkward fall in the fourth quarter of Houston’s 112—104 victory over Sacramento and left the game in a wheelchair, visibly shaken by what could have been a major injury. MRI scans on Monday revealed Şengün avoided serious ligament damage in his right knee and won’t need surgery.
