Amen Thompson’s 2023 NBA Summer League is probably going over.
The Houston Rockets’ rookie guard will miss three-to-four weeks after he suffered a Grade 2 ankle sprain during a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, in accordance with ESPN’s Marc J. Spears.
Thompson, 20, will wear a boot for per week and is anticipated to miss the remainder of Houston’s games in Las Vegas, per Spears.
The No. 4 overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft dazzled before his fourth-quarter injury, scoring 16 points with 4 rebounds, five assists, three steals and 4 blocks over 28 minutes.
And he wasn’t the one top pick with bad injury luck during Friday’s game on the Thomas & Mack Center.
Scoot Henderson, the No. 3 overall pick, suffered a right shoulder injury within the third quarter after putting up 15 points and 6 assists.
There continues to be no official word on if Henderson, 19, will return to Summer League motion.
Amen and his twin brother, Ausar Thompson, made history once they were picked fourth and fifth within the draft, making them the primary brothers — let alone twins — to be picked in the highest 10 in the identical 12 months.
Before the injury, the 2 were set to face off Sunday when Amen’s Rockets tackle Ausar’s Detroit Pistons.
The Thompson twins played for Extra time Elite, a professional league in Atlanta, for the past two seasons.
