21-year-old rookie Williams completed orbital surgery expected to return to Thunder after more than a week of injury

2022-10-22 13:49

21-year-old rookie Williams completed orbital surgery expected to return to Thunder after more than a week of injury


The Oklahoma City Thunder announced today that 21-year-old rookie guard Jaylen Williams, who was injured in the finale of the preseason, has completed surgery to repair a fractured orbital orbit, but is expected to be rehabilitated within a week. Evaluation, will not come back in a short time.


Williams was a rookie selected by the Thunder with the 12th overall pick in this year's NBA draft. After that, he played 26 minutes in the NBA preseason opener, scoring 10 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists. Started forward in 2 of 3 preseason games and averaged 10 to 21 points.


However, in the opening game of the regular season against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the rookie scored 5 points and 1 assist in 6 minutes off the bench after being accidentally elbowed in the eye by a defender and forced to leave the field.


After the game, Williams uploaded a picture of his eye injury after being elbowed on social media.


21-year-old rookie Williams completed orbital surgery expected to return to Thunder after more than a week of injury


Today, the Thunder also updated the rookie's injury status, saying that he has successfully completed repair surgery due to his orbital fracture injury, but it will take 7 to 10 days to evaluate his recovery progress again. Return to the lineup within a week for the next regular season.


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