Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams suffered a non-contact injury in the fourth quarter of the game Friday against the Washington Wizards when he rolled his ankle upon a landing.
Williams went to the ground clutching his ankle and remained there for a couple minutes before being helped off the floor. He was ruled out of the game shortly after.
On Saturday, head coach Mark Daigneault provided an injury update for the forward.
“It’s pretty swollen. Kind of what we expected,” Daigneault said. “We’re expecting him to miss a little bit of time.”
Daigneault said it is more serious than the right ankle sprain that forced Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to miss two games over the past week.
“Shai’s was like a little turn,” Daigneualt said. “(Williams) kind of sat on it. His body weight came down on it. It was a pretty ugly one.”
He did not provide a timetable.
Williams had played a very good game up to the point of the injury, scoring 11 points, grabbing five rebounds — three on the offensive glass — and drawing multiple charges. He was a plus-seven in 24 minutes on the court.
However, the Thunder lost 101-99 to the Wizards.
Williams’ numbers are down a bit from last season, but he has continued to be a very active and productive player on both ends of the court. Over his last four games, he has averaged 8.5 points while shooting 71.4% from the field on 5.3 attempts per game.
Oklahoma City has a full weekend without games, but the team will likely be without him on Monday night when the Thunder take on the Houston Rockets. OKC will try to break a five-game losing streak when that game arrives.
