Thunder center Chet Holmgren forced to leave game against Warriors due to hip injury

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren suffered a right hip injury during the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Golden State Warriors and was unable to return to the game.

Holmgren contested a layup by Andrew Wiggins and hit the floor hard, stayed on the ground for a while, then was helped off the court. He was not putting pressure on the leg.

Holmgren was runner-up for Rookie of the Year last season and has been one of the league’s most efficient players this season. He entered the night averaging 18.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game and already had four rebounds in five minutes of action on Sunday.

The Thunder, one of the deepest teams in the league, are suddenly thin in their frontcourt. Holmgren had moved from forward to center because newly-acquired big man Isaiah Hartenstein was out with a fractured left hand. The Thunder were also missing forward/center Jaylin Williams (right hamstring) and guard/forward Kenrich Williams (right knee).