Salman Ali: Mike D’Antoni on Eric Gordon: “He’s one day closer to coming back… He’s in great spirits and feels good. He continues to get treatment. The training staff is all over it.”
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Salman Ali: Mike D’Antoni on Eric Gordon: “He’s one day closer to coming back… He’s in great spirits and feels good. He continues to get treatment. The training staff is all over it.”
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Tim MacMahon: Mike D’Antoni says Eric Gordon has “a little bit of swelling” and is “a little tender” in his sprained ankle. Doesn’t have a specific timetable, but “everybody is saying 2 or 3 weeks. The ankle will tell you when he’s ready.”
Eric Gordon expected to miss two weeks
Shams Charania: Rockets guard Eric Gordon is expected to miss approximately two weeks with left ankle sprain, sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium.
Kelly Iko: A little bit of swelling around Eric Gordon’s left ankle this morning per a team source, but he’s in good spirits. It’s the same ankle he had problems with during his Clipper days. Expect Austin Rivers’ role to increase.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Reporting from The Bubble on @GetUpESPN: The latest on injuries to Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon. “The Lakers are going to be very conservative about Anthony Davis.”
Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon is feared to be lost for one to two weeks because of a left ankle injury suffered in a scrimmage Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets are expected to have a clearer sense of Gordon’s injury timeline once he’s evaluated again Wednesday, sources said. X-rays were negative on the ankle, coach Mike D’Antoni said. “It hurts,” D’Antoni added after Houston’s 137-112 scrimmage victory over the Boston Celtics.
Eric Gordon suffers ankle injury
Alykhan Bijani: Eric Gordon down in pain. Holding his left ankle. Not good. He stepped on the foot of Poirier. #Rockets
Kelly Iko: Eric Gordon will not return (left ankle injury)
Salman Ali: Mike D’Antoni on how Eric Gordon looks (returning from knee injury): “He looks good. Shooting the ball extremely well… He’s ready to go.”
Salman Ali: Eric Gordon: “There’s not a second thought about my knee. It’s all about what I’m going to do on the court.”
Mark Berman: Eric Gordon (@Eric Gordon): “I’m happy that I’m back to full health as I am now. When you have surgery (right knee scope) during the season it’s always tough, but now I’m back to myself and what I should be doing.” #Rockets
Kelly Iko: Eric Gordon: I’m happy that I’m back to full health. Now I’m back to myself and what I should be doing. Re:small ball—We should be able to make the game easier for one another.
Alykhan Bijani: Eric Gordon on if his knee feels better: “Yeah, yeah, yeah. My knee is feeling really good now. When you have surgery during the beginning of the season, that’s always tough.”
Salman Ali: Eric Gordon (ruled out tonight) is likely to return from his lower leg injury on Saturday in Utah, per Mike D’Antoni.
Salman Ali: Eric Gordon said he’s had tightness in his shin area that he’s been dealing with since the Utah game (50 point game). Gordon’s been playing through it. Says it’s nothing minor and will treat it over the next few days.
Alykhan Bijani: Eric Gordon returns to practice today. He’ll play Sunday in New Orleans. #Rockets
Cayleigh Griffin: When asked about an update on Eric Gordon, Coach D’Antoni said things are looking good. He said the prognosis was around Christmas so, “could be after, could be before.” He also said he talked to Santa to get the good news. Eric Gordon is on the trip.
Rockets guard Eric Gordon traveled with the team for the first time since his Nov. 13 knee surgery having begun on-court running on Monday, the next phase of his rehabilitation. Gordon said the original projection of a return to games at around Christmas remains in play, though it is too soon to be more definitive. The plan is to gradually increase his workload and back off as necessary, making it difficult still to be specific about a timetable.
“Oh, for sure,” Gordon said. “Before, I was dealing with pain every day. It just got worse as the season started. I was trying to get through it. I was more worried about what I was doing than focusing on the game and just playing the game. I can tell it’s better. By the time I get back here soon, all I’ll worry about is playing. It will be a big relief for sure. “I got to get the conditioning part and strengthen my leg. Everything is heading in the right direction. I just have to continue what I’ve been doing.”
Salman Ali: Eric Gordon believed his knee issue wasn’t that big of an issue during the summer. It’s why he didn’t elect to get surgery then.
Alykhan Bijani: Houston #Rockets announced today that guard Eric Gordon will miss approximately six weeks after undergoing right knee arthroscopy.
An MRI provided answers to why Gordon had gotten off to such a slow start, even relief Gordon said. But the Rockets lose him when the schedule turns far more challenging. “I haven’t been able to do all I really want all year,” Gordon said. “I’ll be able to be more balanced, more athletic. I knew I wasn’t on balance all year. I’ll be able to get it right, now.”
Alykhan Bijani: D’Antoni on Eric Gordon being out 6 weeks: “It’s been bothering him, actually, from the middle of last year. I think he’s probably relieved that he can clean it up, get it going, so he can come as back strong as ever.” He got an MRI this morning that showed “significant” debri
Eric Gordon to miss time
Shams Charania: Timetable expected for Eric Gordon’s absence from Rockets lineup: Up to six weeks, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
Salman Ali: Danuel House will start tonight in place of Eric Gordon. Gordon is day-to-day.
Tim MacMahon: Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni says it “looks good” for Eric Gordon (ankle) playing against the Bucks.
Jonathan Feigen: Rockets guard Eric Gordon listed as questionable to play in Sacramento on Wednesday. He sat out last night in Phoenix.
Salman Ali: Mike D’Antoni says Eric Gordon and James Ennis will play tonight.
Adam Wexler: D’Antoni says Gordon will return tonight, maybe 24 minutes or so, but obviously they’ll see how it goes. #Rockets @KPRC2
Coach Mike D’Antoni said over the weekend that he anticipates Gordon (right knee contusion) returning at some point this week and Paul (strained left hamstring) likely rejoining the lineup next week.
Mark Berman: Eric Gordon on his right knee:”I have a big contusion&a lot of swelling.The good thing,it’s going to be more short term than long.We’ll c how I feel over the next couple of days. It’s kind of more on feel.I know if I’m able to run,I don’t care how much pain I have I’m gonna play”
Salman Ali: From Daryl Morey’s Instagram Q&A: pic.twitter.com/tBoUWdsfOy
Adrian Wojnarowski: Rockets guard Eric Gordon will get an MRI on bruised right knee Sunday, league source tells ESPN. He left Saturday night’s victory over New Orleans in fourth quarter with the injury.
Jonathan Feigen: Eric Gordon good to go for the Rockets. Was questionable.
Alykhan Bijani: Eric Gordon QUESTIONABLE with a sore left knee for tomorrow night vs. Memphis. #Rockets
Jonathan Feigen: Eric Gordon to return for Rockets tonight in San Antonio.
Tim MacMahon: Eric Gordon (sore leg) is out again for the Rockets. “He’s getting close,” Mike D’Antoni said. “Hopefully next game.”
Jonathan Feigen: Rockets guard Eric Gordon ruled out to play in Indianapolis on Monday with a right adductor strain.
Jonathan Feigen: D’Antoni said Eric Gordon is day-to-day. Happened last night. Rockets calling it a sore right leg.
Jonathan Feigen: New injury issues for the Rockets. Eric Gordon is out with a sore leg. James Ennis is questionable with a sore right hamstring. That was the hamstring that had been strained before he came back last night in Brooklyn. James Harden is available to play tonight against in Chicago.
Michael C. Wright: Clint Capela had an x-ray onn that tight hand, and D’antoni said it’s just a bruise. Said he was worried. Said Eric Gordon’s knee is fine too.
Jonathan Feigen: D’Antoni said Gordon jammed his foot, but could have stayed in the game. Will take a couple days off.
Adam Wexler: #Rockets injury update for tonight at LAL: Anderson (ankle) is OUT; Gordon (ankle) is probable.
Mark Berman: #Rockets status report: Ryan Anderson out (left ankle sprain), Eric Gordon probable (left ankle soreness)
Tim MacMahon: Key Rockets reserves Eric Gordon (foot) and Ryan Anderson (ankle) are out again against the Thunder.
Tim MacMahon: Rockets sixth man Eric Gordon (foot) will rest as a precaution against the Trail Blazers, coach Mike D’Antoni said. Ryan Anderson (ankle) is also out.
Alykhan Bijani: OUT for the #Rockets Eric Gordon (knee) Chris Paul (hip) Nene (back) IN: Luc Mbah a Moute Trevor Ariza Gerald Green to start tonight.
Kelly Iko: #Rockets G Eric Gordon is “good to go” and should make his return tonight, according to a source close to the player. Gordon has missed the past three games with an undisclosed illness.
Jonathan Feigen: Ryan Anderson (sore right hip flexor) and Brandan Wright (sore right knee) are out for Rockets vs. Clippers tomorrow. Clint Capela (illness) is questionable. Eric Gordon, who missed past three games with an illness, is not on the injury report, so it seems he will be back.
Mark Berman: Eric Gordon out tonight
Jonathan Feigen: Eric Gordon (illness) is out for the Rockets vs. the Timberwolves.
David Hardisty: Eric Gordon is out tonight.
Mark Berman: Mike D’Antoni says the trainers say Ryan Anderson (right ankle sprain) and Eric Gordon (low back soreness) are ready to go
Ira Winderman: Ariza out for Rockets, Gordon doubtful and Anderson will give it a try.
Jonathan Feigen: Rockets G Eric Gordon out tonight vs. Cavaliers. Rockets confident will return Tuesday vs. Nets.
Paul Garcia: Chris Paul will play tonight against the Spurs per Coach D’Antoni. No minutes restriction. Eric Gordon won’t play tonight.
Jenny Dial Creech: Eric Gordon has lower back stiffness and will not return. #Rockets
November 4, 2020 | 3:19 am EST Update
Mike D’Antoni walked away from the Rockets as head coach less than 48 hours after their season ended, with no promise of a new job, and will be a Nets assistant coach next season under Steve Nash. Daryl Morey then fled Clutch City, in the midst of a coaching search, to take over the Philadelphia 76ers’ front office. And Houston didn’t hire either of the candidates Harden endorsed the strongest to replace D’Antoni: Tyronn Lue and John Lucas. Rival teams are thus already wondering: a.) how perturbed Harden is, and b.) how long before the Tilman Fertitta-owned Rockets seriously entertain trading him?
Green signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers last offseason. The team won the NBA championship in his first season and is facing possibly several changes for next season. 10 of their players are free agents and could leave. Then there is Green, who could be a trade target. He doesn’t seem to mind the rumors. “It’s been almost 10 years now me hearing about trade rumors,” Green said on his Inside the Green Room podcast. “You ignore the noise. If it happens, it happens. (Rob Pelinka) is a respectful guy. I’m sure he’ll give me a call. I understand the nature of the business. Everybody is going to get better. Everybody’s looking to make moves and get better, so we need to do that as well.
“Hopefully, part of that process is still keeping me here. I think we bring everybody back and we do what we did this year and hopefully not in a bubble. I think the group that we have is special.”
The Hornets are widely believed to be targeting a big with their lottery selection at No. 3. But to land James Wiseman, Charlotte will likely have to get serious about trading up, given the likelihood he’ll be unavailable to them otherwise. What exactly they’d be willing to trade to do that is unclear, and it’s worth noting the other player I’ve consistently heard linked to Charlotte is Onyeka Okongwu. Okongwu makes more sense in the event the Hornets find a way to trade back, but if they’re unable or unwilling to make a move for Wiseman, he’s a player to keep an eye on. There remains a common thought that the Hornets are not enamored with LaMelo Ball.
So far, Avdija’s rumored preference is for the Warriors, and he’s undoubtedly not alone in that predilection. I don’t believe I’m hewing to hometown bias when I make the observation that the Warriors are unusually appealing among high draft pick teams, maybe historically so. While it might have little bearing on how they actually perform next season, the Warriors are still perceived as a glamor franchise, blessed with championship pieces. That’s more appealing than the standard prospect path of toiling in obscurity until your team gets good enough.
Expect Patrick Williams to be drafted before Florida State teammate Devin Vassell and end up somewhere inside the top 10. Although Williams wasn’t consistently productive last season, his youth and long-term potential have been advantageous as teams weigh upside plays early in the draft, and his raw skill set is generally seen as a positive. If he indeed sneaks up several spots on draft night (we last projected him to San Antonio at No. 11), it’ll create a domino effect with the players left on the board.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the diversity of opinion in how teams are evaluating this draft class, a wide range of lottery teams have come up in conversations as candidates to trade back. In addition to the Warriors and Timberwolves, the Bulls (No. 4), Cavs (No. 5), Hawks (No. 6) and Suns (No. 10) are teams to keep an eye on. This situation is still fluid and will likely remain that way until the salary cap and luxury tax for next season are finalized and teams can operate on firm ground. Further down the board, I’m told the Mavericks have continued to make pick No. 18 available, in search of immediate help. Rival teams expect the Celtics to try to consolidate two of their three first-round selections (No. 14, 26 and 30) in some form.
