Otega Oweh is day-to-day with a new right lower leg injury after being helped to the locker room during overtime of Tuesday's preseason game against the Pacers. His status for Thursday's game at the Rockets is unannounced, with the injury report listing an expected return of Oct. 15.
What happened
Otega Oweh was helped to the locker room after sustaining an apparent right lower leg injury in the overtime period of Tuesday's preseason game against the Pacers, Rylan Stiles of SI.com reported. The Thunder listed the 23-year-old guard as day-to-day on the injury report logged Tuesday at 11:07 PM ET, with no previous status attached to this entry. It is a new issue on the right leg; Oweh had been day-to-day with a left lower leg injury on Sept. 6 before being cleared on Oct. 5. The report lists an expected return date of Oct. 15.
What it means for the Thunder
Oklahoma City is scheduled to play at the Rockets on Thursday at 8:30 PM ET on NBA TV, and Oweh's status for that game has not been announced. The 2026-27 regular season has not started, so the Thunder are 0-0 with no season averages yet for Oweh. If he sits, backcourt minutes could lean more on Ajay Mitchell, who has averaged 25.8 minutes and 13.6 points, and Cason Wallace, at 26.6 minutes and 8.6 points, with Aaron Wiggins at 21.8 minutes and 9.4 points also in the mix. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, at 33.2 minutes and 31.1 points, and Jalen Williams, at 28.4 minutes and 17.1 points, remain the top minute earners regardless.
What to watch
The Thunder have not said whether Oweh will play Thursday at Houston, and the injury report lists an expected return date of Oct. 15, the same day as that game. Oweh is one of several Thunder players listed day-to-day on the current report, along with Ajay Mitchell (rest), Jaylin Williams (heel), Thomas Sorber (knee) and Chet Holmgren (quadriceps). His next listing on the injury report will show whether the right leg injury has cleared.
Is Otega Oweh playing at the Rockets on Thursday?
He is listed as day-to-day with a right lower leg injury on the Oct. 13 injury report, and the Thunder have not confirmed his status for Thursday's game at Houston.
When will Otega Oweh be back?
The injury report lists an expected return date of Oct. 15, the same day Oklahoma City plays at the Rockets, but the Thunder have not otherwise announced a timetable.