Thunder rookie Jalen Williams has undergone surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture, the team announced today in a press release.
Williams sustained the injury in Oklahoma City’s season opener on Wednesday when he took an inadvertent elbow to the face from Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels.
According to the Thunder, Williams will be reevaluated in approximately seven-to-10 days, so he’ll miss at least the next few games on OKC’s schedule.
The 12th overall pick in this year’s draft, Williams had scored five points in six minutes in his NBA regular season debut on Wednesday before going down with the injury.
While Williams’ exact recovery timeline is unknown, the injury shouldn’t be a long-term concern in the same way that an issue related to an ankle or knee might be. However, I imagine he’ll probably have to temporarily don a mask to protect his face when he returns to action.
Wizards, Knicks & Spurs are all gonna wish they drafted this kid in a couple of months if they don’t already
The wizards are definitely gonna regret it, the Knicks and Spurs moves made sense for what they were planning