Fred VanVleet’s season may be over before it even began.

The Rockets guard suffered a torn ACL, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Monday.

The injury happened during a team minicamp in the Bahamas, Yahoo Sports’ Kelly Iko reported , and he will undergo surgery to address the injury this week.

Charania categorized it as a “potentially season-ending loss” for Houston and the injury comes just a few months after he had agreed to a two-year, $50 million contract extension that included a player option for the 2026-27 season.

Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has suffered a torn ACL. NBAE via Getty Images

ACL injuries typically have a timeline of 6-12 months for recovery, which would mean he could miss most of the season, at best.

The loss of VanVleet would be a devastating blow to the Rock

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