Aleksej Pokusevski suffers injury, to be re-evaluated in 6 weeks / News - Basketnews.com

Aleksej Pokusevski sprained his right ankle and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, meaning he could miss the start of the regular season.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder forward Aleksej Pokusevski suffered another injury, the team announced.

Aleksej Pokusevski

Position:SF, PFAge:21Height:214 cmWeight:94 kgBirth place:Belgrade, SerbiaProfileNewsStatistics

The 21-year-old sprained his right ankle and will be re-evaluated in 6 weeks. It's likely that Pokusevski will miss the beginning of the regular season.

Pokusevski has spent most of the summer rehabbing a small right humerus fracture he suffered during an off-season workout in early June. This injury ruled him out from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, in which Serbia won silver medals.

Across the previous season, Pokusevski missed three months of action because of a tibial plateau fracture in his left leg.

In the 2022-23 campaign, Pokusevski played in 34 games, averaging 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.

The Thunder selected Pokusevski with the 17th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. In the 2023-24 season, Pokusevski will enter the final year of his rookie contract and earn $5 million.

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