Houston Rockets veteran guard Gerald Green could perhaps miss the entire season with a broken left foot, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The Rockets fear that Gerald Green's broken foot is worse than initially expected and fear he'll miss the season, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 15, 2019
News of Green’s injury was first made known on Sunday, with Charania reporting that Green was expected to possibly be sidelined a few months.
Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green is believed to have suffered a broken left foot and could be sidelined a few months, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Green will have more opinions on his foot this week and be out indefinitely.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 13, 2019
Green suffered the injury, which was initially diagnosed as a sprain, in Japan during the Rockets’ preseason matchups against the Toronto Raptors. Charania reported Sunday that Green would seek more medical opinions on the injury.
Green had been averaging 10.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 14.6 minutes over three games this preseason. He was a regular contributor off the bench for the Rockets last season, posting 9.2 ppg in 20.2 mpg over 73 games.
The Rockets will likely give guards Austin Rivers and Ben McLemore increased action off the bench as Green recovers.
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