Thunder's Otega Oweh: Helped to locker room Tuesday
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Oweh was helped to the locker room after sustaining an apparent lower right leg injury in the overtime period of Tuesday's preseason game against the Pacers, Rylan Stiles of SI.com reports.
Oweh suffered a non-contact injury and immediately grabbed at his lower right leg. The 23-year-old required assistance getting back to the locker room and is not expected to return in the final minutes of the game, meaning he'll finish with eight points (3-5 FG, 2-2 FT) and three rebounds in 15 minutes.
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Thunder's Otega Oweh: Back to second unit
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Oweh will come off the bench for Tuesday's preseason matchup against Indiana, Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman reports.
Oweh will shift to a reserve role as Oklahoma City starts Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace, Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams and Isaiah Hartenstein. With several established regulars returning to the starting lineup, the rookie could see fewer opportunities than he received during the Thunder's previous preseason contests.
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Thunder's Otega Oweh: Double-doubles in preseason loss
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Oweh totaled 11 points (5-13 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 10 rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block in 35 minutes during Monday's 113-110 preseason loss to the Hawks.
Oweh was one of nine players made available for Monday's preseason matchup, resulting in what was clearly his best performance of the preseason. Although he was able to chip in across most major categories, his performance should be considered more of an outlier than what to expect moving forward. At this point, he is unlikely to touch the floor on most nights, making him a non-factor in just about every redraft league.
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Thunder's Otega Oweh: Starting Monday
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Oweh is starting Monday's preseason game against the Hawks, per Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman.
The Thunder are resting their typical starters Monday. Only nine members of Oklahoma City are available, likely setting Oweh up for heavy playing time.
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Thunder's Otega Oweh: Doesn't play Sunday
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Oweh (lower leg) didn't play in Sunday's 108-90 Summer League loss to the Nets.
Oweh suffered an apparent lower left leg injury in the Salt Lake City Summer League and did not suit up in Las Vegas. He appeared in two Salt Lake City Summer League outings, averaging 6.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 assists in 23.6 minutes per contest.
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Thunder's Otega Oweh: Fails to appear Thursday
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Oweh (lower leg) wasn't active for Thursday's 97-87 Summer League loss to the Mavericks.
Oweh remains out of commission while nursing a lower leg injury. It's unclear at this time whether he'll be able to take the court before Summer League wraps up over the weekend.
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Thunder's Otega Oweh: Inactive for Tuesday
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Oweh (leg) was inactive for Tuesday's 106-103 Las Vegas Summer League loss to the Nuggets.
Tuesday marked Oweh's second straight missed game due to the leg injury. His next chance to play will come Thursday versus the Mavericks.
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Thunder's Otega Oweh: Doesn't play Friday
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Oweh (lower leg) didn't play in Friday's 96-84 Las Vegas Summer League loss to the Lakers.
Oweh sustained an apparent lower-left-leg injury in Monday's Salt Lake City Summer League loss to the Hawks and missed the second leg of that back-to-back set before being held out again Friday. It's unclear exactly what Oweh is dealing with, though his next opportunity to play will come Sunday against the Warriors.
