This is a devastating development. The Thunder looked prime to win 60-plus games this season. A historic defense was anchored by Holmgren, who was speeding his way to his first All-Star berth this year. Now, that's all stopped to a sudden halt.

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,

A hard slam to the floor caused Chet Holmgren to suffer a gruesome hip fracture. He'll miss at least two months. What was once a probable 55-plus win campaign has turned into survival mode. OKC hopes to avoid the play-in tournament range.