Thunder rookie Jalen Williams undergoes surgery for orbital bone fracture

Marc J. Spears: Thunder say guard Jalen Williams underwent surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture sustained at Minnesota on Oct. 19. Williams will be re-evaluated in approximately 7-10 days. Source: Twitter @MarcJSpears What’s the buzz on …

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Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
Re: OKC’s Jalen Williams: The orbit is made up from bones of the skull that surround & protect the eye. The severity of the injury depends on the bone(s) involved, whether or not they shift, fracture size, and any soft tissue and/or muscle damage. – 1:05 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Thunder rookie Jalen Williams underwent surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture he sustained Wednesday night, the team announced.
Williams will be reevaluated in 7-10 days. – 12:41 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Thunder lottery pick Jalen Williams underwent surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture he suffered in the opener, the team announced. He will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days. – 12:37 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jalen Williams — who the Thunder were able to draft in part due to the lottery pick owed by the Clippers due to the 2019 Paul George trade — will miss next week’s miniseries vs the Clippers while recovering from facial surgery pic.twitter.com/Ox3tpXJhS312:34 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Thunder PR:
Jalen Williams underwent successful surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture. Williams will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days pic.twitter.com/1zAt7OPfed12:32 PM

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Thunder say guard Jalen Williams underwent surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture sustained at Minnesota on Oct. 19. Williams will be re-evaluated in approximately 7-10 days. – 12:32 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Thunder update us on Jalen Williams. pic.twitter.com/OuZwauMF1112:32 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
OKC has a proud history of masked players, from Russell Westbrook to Deonte Burton.
Seems like Jalen Williams will carry on the legacy. pic.twitter.com/jOd8D5Y2L012:45 AM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Jalen Williams posted this on his Instagram story. Masked J Dub?! pic.twitter.com/kjdCKyDLzH11:41 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Jalen Williams injury update via his Instagram. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/aXig93pkks3:27 AM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Five takeaways from the Thunder’s season-opening loss at Minnesota, with more on OKC’s small-ball counter, Eugene Omoruyi’s emergence, Jalen Williams’ exit, and OKC’s guards not playing fast enough:
oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…12:29 AM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Here’s the pool report from the officials on the Jaden McDaniels, Jalen Williams collision.
Williams left with a right eye injury. pic.twitter.com/WPGuwXZyr111:35 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Thunder PR:
Jalen Williams will not return (right eye injury). – 9:27 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Jalen Williams (right eye injury) will not return, according to the Thunder. – 9:25 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Jalen Williams thankfully up and walked to the locker room after taking an elbow to the eye from Jaden McDaniels.
Hopefully just a minor injury. JDub has been great so far in his NBA debut. – 9:04 PM
Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Jalen Williams walks off the court looking like he just fought 90s Mike Tyson – 9:03 PM
J. Kyle Mann @jkylemann
jaden mcdaniels just tried to end jalen williams, that looked painful – 9:01 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Jalen Williams shaken up here in the second quarter after Jaden McDaniels tried to throw a dunk down over him. Williams has been impressive early on. – 9:01 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Oof. Jalen Williams goes down and Mark Daigneault is challenging the foul called on him. – 9:01 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Looks like Jalen Williams is in some pain after being hit in the face on a dunk attempt by Jaden McDaniels – 9:01 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
That was a really skilled alley-oop touch pass from Jalen Williams. – 8:38 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Jalen Williams has made every shot he’s ever taken in his NBA career. – 8:37 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Thunder second unit: Jalen Williams, Tre Mann, Ousmane Dieng, Darius Bazley, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl – 8:36 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
JALEN WILLIAMS TIME 4:36 mark in the first quarter – 8:31 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Jalen Williams, as expected, is the first rookie off the Thunder’s bench. – 8:31 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Jalen Williams and Lindy Waters III warming up pic.twitter.com/5s4fj74BQm6:02 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
SGA on Ousmane Dieng, Jalen Williams & Jaylin Williams: “I think they’re all ready to go. All smart guys who caught up to the curve quickly.” – 1:56 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Jalen Williams and Ousmane Dieng’s rookie of the year odds from our friends @betonline_ag pic.twitter.com/42kjmDFNom1:43 PM

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Brandon Rahbar: Jalen Williams will not return tonight due to an eye injury. Really hope he doesn’t miss much time. He was already NBA ready in his first game. -via Twitter @BrandonRahbar / October 20, 2022