Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault had a chance to talk to Holmgren following the devastating injury. The 22-year-old has now suffered two gruesome injuries in his three years in the league. He relied on his previous experience to keep this latest setback in perspective.

Chet Holmgren’s Sunday night fall was more than the crippling of a breathtaking player. It was a hindrance for an unquenchable, fiery soul.  Upon dropping several feet into a right iliac wing fracture,

The Thunder's loss was overshadowed by Chet Holmgren's hip fracture. The seven-footer landed hard on his side after contesting an Aaron Wiggins baseline drive. The loud smack echoed throughout the Paycom Center. The OKC crowd went from buzzing to somberness.