Two minutes into the game, Holmgren sustained a left ankle sprain when he rolled it on Dyson Daniels's foot. The seven-footer had the transition advantage but only drew the shooting foul on the league leader in steals.

Chet Holmgren will not return to the Oklahoma City Thunder's road game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday due to a left ankle sprain.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have seen Isaiah Joe and Chet Holmgren exit the game early with injuries to join Ousmane Dieng and Alex Caruso in street clothes. Latest update on that duo.