The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder introduced that rookie guard Nikola Matter underwent profitable surgical procedure to restore a left ACL tear. Matter is anticipated to overlook the whole lot of the 2024-25 season to rehab from the damage.
The Thunder drafted Matter with the twelfth decide within the first-round of the 2024 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-6 level guard was injured whereas enjoying for Crvena zvezda in Serbia in mid-Could. Matter might have initially suffered the ACL tear in early-January, however was recognized with a sprained left knee. He returned to play in late-April earlier than being injured roughly three weeks later.
Oklahoma Metropolis has expertise coping with a first-round decide lacking their first NBA season. Chet Holmgren missed the 2022-23 season attributable to a fractured foot. Holmgren then returned to have successful rookie season in 2024-24.
