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Chet Holmgren out 8-10 weeks as Thunder’s nightmare season hits another low
Holmgren averaged twelve points, nine point three rebounds and three blocks in three games, and he is the third Thunder starter hurt this week; the team calls the treatment successful.
On air: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Late Night BBNPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Chet Holmgren out 8-10 weeks as Thunder’s nightmare season hits another low”, with reporting from ESPN, Thunder Wire and Yahoo Sports.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 10:33 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: OKC Thunder.
- BBN covered this story before: Durant on OKC, the title, and the Bears' Simmons trade (October 30).
The real story
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- New York PostChet Holmgren out 8-10 weeks as Thunder’s nightmare season hits another low
- ESPNThunder's Chet Holmgren out 8-10 weeks due to small patellar tendon tear October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- Thunder WireChet Holmgren sustains small patellar tendon tear; out 8-to-10 weeks - Yahoo Sports October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- Yahoo SportsThunder's Chet Holmgren will miss 8-10 weeks after undergoing treatment on patellar tendon tear - Yahoo Sports October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThunder big man Chet Holmgren is out eight to ten weeks after a treatment for a small patellar tendon tear.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe's the third Thunder starter hurt in the same week, after Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree starters in a week. That's how it starts, and it's October.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe did average twelve points and three blocks in three games, and the team says the treatment was successful.
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The story so far
- Thunder guard Williams stretchered off with leg injury · ESPN
- Machado returns to Venezuela; Thunder star hurt; Democrats lead · BBC
- Thunder's Jalen Williams could miss rest of season after leg injury · CBS Sports
- OKC fans rally around injured Williams and Wallace · Yahoo Sports
- Mavericks hand Thunder first loss; Ernie Johnson to step back · Yahoo Sports
- Durant on OKC, the title, and the Bears' Simmons trade · ESPN
- Chet Holmgren out 8-10 weeks as Thunder’s nightmare season hits… (this story)
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