Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. out 4-8 weeks with fractured hand


Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is set to miss four to eight weeks after fracturing his left hand during shootaround Friday, according to head coach Ime Udoka.

Udoka said Smith got hit on the hand during practice and the team later found out it was broken.

Smith, 21, is averaging 11.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1 block this season in nearly 31 minutes for the Rockets.

The Rockets will also be without forward Tari Eason, who has missed the past seven games with a leg injury, and Amen Thompson, who is serving a suspension for his involvement in a fight in Sunday’s game against the Miami Heat, when they host the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

Houston entered Friday as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.



Source link


Posted

in

by

Tags:

All content (written, visual, audio materials, etc.) available on this website is provided for informational and personal use only. The unauthorized copying, reproduction, distribution, or use of this content on other platforms is prohibited under U.S. Copyright Law, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and relevant international laws. Unless otherwise stated, all content is the intellectual property of www.bestfinder.net. In the case of unauthorized use, we reserve the right to initiate legal proceedings.