Thunder rookie Thomas Sorber to miss 2025-26 season after suffering ACL tear during workout
The Thunder selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS IN THE SPORTS WORLD TONIGHT. THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER OF COURSE, STILL RIDING HIGH ON THEIR NBA FINALS WIN, BUT THEY HAVE SOME BAD NEWS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME BAD INJURY NEWS. KOCO ABIGAIL OGLE JOINING US HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH THESE DETAILS ABBY. OH, YEAH. GUYS, JUST WITHIN THE LAST HOUR, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER WILL NOT BE GETTING THEIR ANTICIPATED ADDITION JUST YET. THE TEAM JUST ANNOUNCED THEIR TOP DRAFT PICK THIS YEAR IS HURT. THOMAS SAUBER TORE HIS ACL IN PRACTICE YESTERDAY, SO HE WILL MISS THE ENTIRE UPCOMING SEASON FOR THE DEFENDING NBA CHAMPIONS. SAUBER WAS A FRESHMAN AT GEORGETOWN LAST YEAR. SIX FOOT TEN CENTER, A GOOD. NOW YOU’LL REMEMBER THAT OUR CHET HOLMGREN ALSO MISSED HIS FIRST SEASON WITH THE TEAM DUE TO AN INJURY THERE. SO YEAH, JUST A TOUGH BREAK THIS YEAR. TEARING THE ACL AT PRACTICE. THE THUNDER BACK IN ACTION TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE WHEN THE REGULAR SEASON STARTS UP. OCTOBER 21ST. THE PRESEASON, THOUGH, STARTS ONE MONTH FROM TODAY. WI
Thunder rookie Thomas Sorber to miss 2025-26 season after suffering ACL tear during workout
The Thunder selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Updated: 5:12 PM CDT Sep 5, 2025
Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Thomas Sorber will miss the entire 2025-26 season after tearing his ACL during an off-season workout. | RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Thunder select Georgetown center Thomas Sorber with 15th pick in NBA DraftTeam officials announced that Sorber suffered an ACL tear in his right knee during a workout Thursday in Oklahoma City. The Thunder selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Sorber played one season at Georgetown, averaging 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2 blocks and 1.5 steals in 24 games. The forward/center was ranked second on the team in scoring and second in the nation in rebounding among freshmen. Top Headlines Police search for suspect accused of hitting victim in head with brick in southwest OKC neighborhood Do weighted vests really help you get in shape faster? Remains of Native American children to be returned to Oklahoma 475 arrested at Georgia Hyundai site in biggest single-site operation in Homeland Security Investigations history What is Wayfair’s Closeout Deals section? How to get deals that could be 80 percent off or more
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Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Thomas Sorber will miss the entire 2025-26 season after tearing his ACL during an off-season workout.
| RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Thunder select Georgetown center Thomas Sorber with 15th pick in NBA Draft
Team officials announced that Sorber suffered an ACL tear in his right knee during a workout Thursday in Oklahoma City. The Thunder selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Sorber played one season at Georgetown, averaging 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2 blocks and 1.5 steals in 24 games. The forward/center was ranked second on the team in scoring and second in the nation in rebounding among freshmen.
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