Otega Oweh Out For Season With Right Achilles Rupture

By Eli Cohen | at October 14, 2026 8:12 pm Thunder rookie Otega Oweh has undergone surgery to address a ruptured right Achilles tendon, the team announced today in a press release. Oweh suffered the injury during overtime of Oklahoma City’s preseason game against the Pacers on Tuesday. He was helped to the locker room and was unable to put weight on his right foot. The Thunder announced that the 23-year-old from New Jersey will miss the entirety of his rookie year as he recovers from the injury, making him the latest Oklahoma City draftee who will sit out his...