Dec 21, 2013; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Houston Rockets point guard Patrick Beverley (2) gets a hand injury looked at during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
The Houston Rockets will officially be without starting point guard Patrick Beverley for at least 4-6 weeks, who suffered a broken hand Saturday night vs the Detroit Pistons.
According to Jonathan Feigen, of the Houston Chronicle, the second-year guard suffered the injury to his fourth metacarpal and will likely miss four to six weeks. Beverley finished with 10 points in 15 minutes before leaving the game on Saturday.
Pat Beverley said he was told his fourth metacapal was fractured and would be out 4 to 6 weeks. Talk in locker room sounded more like 6.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) December 22, 2013
In addition to the Beverley injury, James Harden sat out Saturday night’s game with a sprained ankle and Jeremy Lin missed his fourth-straight game due to back spasms.
Re-calling Isaiah Canaan from the RGV Vipers looks like a good move now. Expect him to see some run if needed.
Just noticed that update that Rockets will call up Isaiah Canaan from NBDL was edited out of story last night. Ave.21.7, 9.2 assists in RGV.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) December 22, 2013