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Enes Kanter suffers fractured forearm after slamming chair in frustration

Published Jan. 27, 2017 7:23 p.m. ET

Rob Perez

During the second quarter of the Oklahoma City Thunder's 109-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, Thunder center Enes Kanter retreated to the team's bench where he vented his frustration by slamming a chair:

While this act is certainly common throughout the league, this time Kanter paid for his recklessness — suffering a right forearm fracture:

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Kanter has played in all 47 of the Thunder's games. OKC will need to quickly figure out a way to replace Kanter's 14-plus points and almost 7 rebounds in less than 22 minutes per game, as he likely will be out of action for a considerable amount of time.

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