Third-year ahead Tari Eason, who has been some of the priceless gamers within the 2024-25 season Houston Rocketswill miss his second straight recreation Sunday with what the crew is itemizing as “administration of left decrease leg accidents”.
A two-way pressure once you’re wholesome, Eason underwent surgical procedure left decrease leg in March and has missed 60 of 82 video games within the 2023-24 season.
In 2024-25, Eason got here out sturdy, even taking part in in back-to-back ends beginning within the first week of the common season. However one thing appears to be completely different today.
Sunday’s recreation is just the second for the Rockets since a defeat within the semi-finals of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024 on December 14, which Eason carried out at. So it might be that Houston tries to make use of part of the schedule that does not characteristic many video games to provide it an prolonged break. The truth that Houston additionally performs Monday at Charlotte is also an element, since injured gamers usually sit half back-to-back – though it is value reiterating that Eason performed each ends back-to-back earlier within the season.
The Rockets didn’t apply Friday or Saturday, so head coach Ime Udoka’s subsequent replace will come when he meets with members of the media in Toronto earlier than Sunday evening’s recreation.
Houston’s damage report for the Charlotte recreation (the subsequent time Eason might presumably play) will not be launched till a number of hours earlier than kickoff, as a result of back-to-back video games.
Eason is averaging 11.3 factors (47.5% FG, 31.5% 3-pointers), 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals in 22.8 minutes per recreation this season, though his manufacturing has down slightly in latest weeks. In 11 video games since November 17, Eason has averaged 9.7 factors whereas taking pictures simply 37.8% total and 25.0% from 3-point vary.
Rockets ahead Tari Eason (damage administration) might be out tomorrow in Toronto. The sport is the primary of a back-to-back sequence with the Rockets taking part in 4 video games in six days. Will probably be fascinating, maybe telling, to see if he’s accessible in Charlotte on Monday.
– Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) December 21, 2024
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