Rockets To Have Nine Available Players For Portland Game
The Houston Rockets are traveling with nine players for their road game on Saturday at the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA rules mandate teams have at least eight available players to start a game.
The Rockets have six players missing because of a paid of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing.
James Harden will play in the game. Harden was fined $50,000 for attending a private indoor party Monday.
Ben McLemore and Kenyon Martin Jr. tested positive this week, while DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall, Eric Gordon and Mason Jones are out due to “health and safety protocols.”
