Dwight Howard hasn’t exactly had the best season for the Rockets this year. He missed time earlier in the season due to some knee issues and it seems those same problems are back again for Superman.
His knee, is his kryptonite.
Following from ESPN.com’s Marc Stein.
The Houston Rockets are bracing for the loss of Dwight Howard for at least a month due to persistent trouble with his right knee, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets, while confident that Howard ?has enough time to bounce back for the regular-season stretch run and playoffs, fear their defensive anchor will be lost for a period of “weeks” as opposed to days.
Howard is still in the process of getting additional consultation from various doctors to determine the best treatment course for the knee.
Yet sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets already acknowledge that a period of rest “likely measured in weeks” will be the minimum requirement before their defensive anchor is ready to the return to the lineup. But sources say Houston nonetheless remains confident that Howard will be able to come back “in plenty of time” to ramp up for the postseason, even if the absence stretches into the six-weeks range.
This is just a bad-case scenario for an already undersized Rockets team.
Expect Howard’s 6-week stint to be highlighted by a lot of James Harden carrying the team. Josh Smith may slide into the permanent starting lineup alongside Donatas Motiejunas. Joey Dorsey got the start against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night, but don’t expect Dorsey to stay in there long.
The one positive though is Terrence Jones did return this week, so there is an option to rotate him in and out with Smith to give teams some different looks.
UPDATE:
Following from John Schuhmann of NBA.com
Rockets say that Dwight Howard had a "bone marrow aspirate injection" in his right knee. He will be reevaluated in "approximately 4 weeks."
— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) February 4, 2015
