The Houston Rockets have suspended Christian Wood and Kevin Porter Jr. for one game after several incidents and their poor behavior during Sunday’s loss against the Denver Nuggets, according to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN.
Reporting with @ESPN_MacMahon: The Houston Rockets are suspending Kevin Porter Jr., and Christian Wood for tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, disciplining both for poor behavior surrounding Saturday’s loss to Denver.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 3, 2022
In Wood’s situation, he was benched to start the game as a punishment for not showing up at the team’s daily COVID-19 testing. In the first half, he played 8 minutes and only grab one rebound. At halftime, assistant coach John Lucas confronted Wood about his attitude and effort on the court. He then was benched for the rest of the game.
As for Porter Jr, Lucas confronted him too and there was a heated exchange between the two that caused Porter Jr to leave the building while the second half was playing.
Sources: Wood was benched to start the loss to Denver after missing a mandatory COVID-19 testing window. Lucas called out entire team at halftime, and focused on Wood's effort level. Porter had a heated exchange with the longtime assistant, and drove out of arena at halftime. https://t.co/24oAwV2GqC
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 2, 2022
Both players traveled to Philadelphia for Monday’s game against the 76ers but will be in the sideline due to the suspension.
