The hip injury that caused Lakers guard Isaiah Thomas to miss nearly the first half of the season appears to be acting up again, tweets Tania Ganguli of The Los Angeles Times. Thomas woke up this morning with stiffness in his right hip and will be held out of the final two games of the team’s road trip.
Thomas first suffered the injury last year in Boston, and the Cavaliers held him out of the first 36 games of this season while he was recovering. The latest flare-up could be a warning sign for any team interested in the 29-year-old guard when he becomes a free agent this summer.
There’s more news on the NBA injury front:
- Down to eight players for tonight’s game, the Lakers will get some help tomorrow when two-way player Gary Payton II joins the team after the G League regular season ends. However, fellow two-way contract holder Alex Caruso is sidelined by a concussion, according to Bill Oram of The SoCal News Group (Twitter link).
- Rockets guard Chris Paul will be held out of tonight’s game, but could return tomorrow, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter link). Coach Mike D’Antoni said Paul is making progress after hurting his hamstring Tuesday night.
- Devin Booker will miss his fourth straight game tonight with a sprained right hand, but coach Jay Triano is optimistic that he can play Monday, tweets Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic (Twitter link). T.J. Warren is missing his third consecutive game with left knee inflammation after a non-contact injury last Saturday (Twitter link).
- Magic swingman Jonathon Simmons, who has missed the past two games with a right wrist contusion, will probably be held out another week, relays Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link).
- Bulls guard Kris Dunn remains in a walking boot with a toe injury, but was able to exercise today on an elliptical machine, reports K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune (Twitter link). Swelling has gone down and he will join the team on its upcoming road trip, but coach Fred Hoiberg said Dunn will need to be “reconditioned” if the team doesn’t shut him down for the rest of the season.
Ah there it is…. the infamous Chris Paul hammy.
Rockets going nowhere because as incredible as James Harden is and I love Eric Gordon and capella is really becoming a player and Joe who? has come aboard, they don’t have enough to get over the hump.
Remember that Harden doesn’t get those crap calls in the playoffs and who else is a go-to guy besides Gordon?
They’re a bunch of one-on-one players aka Mike D’Antoni Style and I just don’t see it as Championship material.
Ariza, Tucker, Luc M, Green, Anderson, Johnson, Nene…
I see your point. You’re absolutely right.
But I think these guys are spot-up Shooters and don’t have the ball much. The ball is in the hands of three guys 80% of the time and they just go one-on-one.
The guys you mentioned a pretty good Defenders too. They’re not a horrible team they’re an outstanding team I just don’t think they win it all.
IT has never had surgery on his hip. He needs too. I agree with Gary!
Man I have to feel for IT. He was on his way to stardom until this disaster of a season happened.