Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün suffered an ankle injury early in the first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
He appeared to roll his ankle after jumping for a rebound attempt, landing on Mavericks center Daniel Gafford’s foot.
Şengün went back to the locker room to be evaluated by the team’s medical staff. He did not return, officially ruled out coming out of halftime.
Clint Capela entered the game in place of Şengün with 10:56 left in the first quarter.
The Turkish player, a 2025 All-Star, collected just one rebound in one minute of play. Houston leads Dallas 31-25 at the end of the first quarter.
Şengün had missed two games due to a calf injury and returned for a road game against the Brooklyn Nets on New Year’s Day.
The Rockets center has averaged 22.6 points, 9.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 27 games played this season.
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