Rockets center Alperen Sengun will be reevaluated at the end of this week and is expected to miss about 10-to-14 days, head coach Ime Udoka said on Monday (Twitter link via sideline reporter Vanessa Richardson).
The 23-year-old suffered a lateral right ankle sprain just over a minute into Saturday’s game at Dallas and was ruled out for the remainder of the eventual loss.
A former first-round pick (No. 16 overall in the 2021 draft), Sengun made his first All-Star appearance in 2024/25 and is having another strong season in ’25/26. In 27 healthy games (35.6 minutes per contest) heading into Saturday, he was averaging 22.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 block, with a shooting line of .512/.317/.734.
Sengun leads Houston in rebounds and assists per game and ranks second in points, steals and blocks. The Rockets are currently 21-11, the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference, though they’re only a half-game behind the No. 3 Lakers (22-11).
On a brighter note for the Rockets, veteran center Steven Adams will return to action on Monday against Phoenix after missing the previous two games with his own right ankle sprain. He and Clint Capela are among the primary candidates for more playing time with Sengun out.
Damn. This is going to hurt the Rockets a lot
Especially if he misses more than 2 weeks.
Good thing the season is long… still ouch
Man, city of Houston can’t catch a break. Astros lose their whole rotation, three best bats and their closer, Rockets lose FVV, Tari for the start of the season and now Alpi. You know KD is gonna hit the list at some point…
Woaw ……. this is going to be telling for Rockets. Smith Jr better be ready man. Can’t expect KD to bail you out. Jrue where are you !! !!!!!
2 weeks is manageable. I’d rather it be a sprained ankle than a calf injury which is a plague across the league right now. Maybe this will give Adams and Capela more run and Rockets are getting healthier with Tari and Finney-Smith back now. HTown will be ok!