Rockets center Christian Wood, a long shot to return from his ankle injury Tuesday, was held out for a 17th consecutive game, but the Rockets were hopeful that he and Danuel House Jr. would return Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors.
“They’re getting to the point it’s a possibility, thank goodness,” Rockets coach Stephen Silas said.
As always with the Rockets, however, the injury news was not all positive. Forward David Nwaba, who had played through a wrist injury in the past two games because the Rockets were so shorthanded, will be out indefinitely as he consults specialists about the wrist surgery that had been recommended.
“Nwaba is probably going to be out for quite a bit,” Silas said. “He reaggravated it two games ago, came to my office and was like, “Yeah, it’s not looking good.’ I guess he is going to see the doctor and have another opinion. It’s kind of looking like it was before the All-Star break to where surgery might be the next best option for him.”
With Ben McLemore a game-time decision who was ruled out, the Rockets had eight available players, including two on two-way contracts with their G League affiliate and another on a 10-day contract. Only two players available Tuesday, Sterling Brown and Victor Oladipo, had ever finished an NBA season.
Guard John Wall, who was hurt in the first practice after the All-Star break, missed a fourth consecutive game with a bruised left knee and will be out Wednesday but the Rockets hope he will be back Friday.
Wood’s improvement, however, was considered especially encouraging, if complicated.
“It’s positive,” Silas said. “We’re moving in the right direction. He still feels some pain. That’s kind of where we have to figure out how much pain is too much pain; how much pain is normal pain. Then the in-shape part, how close is he to game shape to play minutes in an NBA game without having to over-tax himself?
“Hopefully, we’ll have a game-time decision tomorrow. John is still kind of dealing with the knee and hopefully he will be back Friday. Hopefully. He’s still recovering. It’s like a day-to-day thing. It doesn’t look like it is going to be a long-term deal but he’s dealing with it.”
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