The Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings on Sunday but lost leading scorer Alperen Sengun to injury.
The star big man hurt his right knee injury when he landed awkwardly while challenging a shot by the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis with under a minute to play in the fourth quarter of an eventual 112-104 win in Sacramento, California.
Sengun appeared to be in immediate distress, and he left the court in a wheelchair after several minutes on the baseline, with his hands covering his face.
Speaking after the game, Rockets coach Ime Udoka said Sengun was undegoing X-rays and that the team would know more on his status shortly.
The 21-year-old Sengun, who had 14 points prior to the injury, is averaging a career-high 21.2 points per game in his third season.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
This story originally appeared on ESPN
