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Clemente Almanza

NBA social media to Chet Holmgren’s preseason debut

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The NBA world collective attention was zeroed in on OKC on Monday night.

After waiting over a year, Monday marked the home debut of 2022 No. 2 pick Chet Holmgren. The seven-footer missed all of last season recovering from a Lisfranc injury.

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To make it even more special, the San Antonio Spurs were in town and this contest also marked the debut of Victor Wembanyama.

The first duel between the talented seven-footers ended in a draw. The Thunder came away with the win, but both Holmgren and Wembanyama were magnificent.

In 16 first-half minutes, Holmgren finished with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting, nine rebounds and one block.

Let’s look at some of the best tweets/posts reacting to Holmgren’s home debut on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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