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The Houston Rockets dodged a bullet: Alperen Sengun's injury isn't as severe as first thought
NBAMonday, 11 March 2024 at 23:53
Houston Rockets rising star, Alperen Sengun, injured his right knee and his right ankle when landing after jumping attempting to block Domantas Sabonis lay-up.
The talented turkish center was enjoying his coming out party this season, especially the last month, where he was playing at a high level. Sadly, Alperen Sengun's rise was stopped mommentarily yesterday, in a game where the Houston Rockets stunned the Sacramento Kings.
Late in the fourth, Sengun chased Domantas Sabonis at ful speed and when the Kings star went up for the lay-up, Alperen jump to try to block the shot. Unfortunately, the Rockets' pivot had a nasty landing which resulted in a severe ankle sprain and bone bruised knee, in line with what reported ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
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The 21-year-old born in Giresun, Turkey was enjoying a phenomenal stretch of games in what was his best season so far in the NBA. The Rockets found a true gem in Sengun, a young skilled center to combine with Jalen Green is what Houston needed in their rebuilding process.
With the good news that Sengun escaped a major injury in his right leg, the Rockets can breathe and think what's the best way to succeed with their young talents next season.
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In the last five games, the young center registered: 21 points vs Phoenix, 45 points and 16 rebounds against San Antonio, a monster 23 point, 14 assists and 19 rebounds triple-double vs the Clippers, 19 points and 9 rebounds against Portland and yesterday, 14 points and 6 rebounds in 29 minutes of play in the win against Sacramento.
Houston won 4 of those 5 games when Alperen Sengun exploded. Bright future ahead for the Rockets, now it's time to work on the full recovery of their gifted young player.
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