Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet couldn’t imagine how Alperen Sengun feels right now after the big man suffered a frightening injury during Sunday’s match against Kings of Sacramento. The only thing FVV knows is that this doesn’t look good for his teammate.
However, VanVleet isn’t giving up hope that Sengun’s injury isn’t serious.
Alperen Sengun Suffers a nasty injury during the Houston Rockets against the Sacramento Kings
Sengun had to be ruled out of the game against the Kings after taking a scary fall with 39 seconds remaining. The Turkish big man was trying to block Domantas Sabonis, but his awkward fall caused his knee to buckle and stretch backwards.
The 21 year old too seemed to hurt his ankle also after his legs twisted while crashing on the hard ground.
There was no update on Sengun’s condition after the match, with head coach Ime Udoka only saying that he did not want to speculate and that they would wait for test results. THE Rockets rising star underwent an x-ray following his injury and is he is scheduled to have an MRI right knee and ankle on Monday.
There are fears that Sengun injury could end seasonalthough Rockets fans are certainly praying for the best.
Fred VanVleet speaks out on Alperen Sengun’s injury to the Houston Rockets
While speaking to the media after the Houston Rockets’ 112-104 win over the Sacramento Kings, Fred VanVleet addressed Alperen Sengun’s injury and shared his pain for his young teammate.
VanVleet admitted that the fall and eventual injury definitely seemed “scary,” but he shared his hope that the problem isn’t as bad as it seemed.
“It sucks. Injuries are part of the game. We all understood this when we signed up. It’s always hard to see your teammates go down, especially young guys who haven’t really been through that before, when (things) hurt,” VanVleet said, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.
“It’s a difficult and scary injury, a scary fall. Hopefully all images will come back clean. That’s all you can pray for at this point. We will be there to support this great guy. We’re praying for him, that’s for sure.
More details on the severity of Sengun’s injury are expected to be released after his MRI on Monday. A timetable for his return should also be available by then.
However, as VanVleet said, the ideal scenario is that there is no damage to Sengun’s knee and ankle, and that he only needs some time to rest and to recover.
