The NBA season, including the Rockets’ first-round streak against the Oklahoma City Thunder, will resume Saturday on the NBA’s Central Florida campus, a person with knowledge of NBA plans said Thursday.
The NBA postponed games on Thursday following the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision not to play their game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, prompting discussions between the Rockets and other teams scheduled to play about taking similar measures to protest in the wake. the shooting of Jacob Black, a 29-year-old black man in Kenosha, Wis.
The Rockets trained on Thursday with guard Russell Westbrook attending. Westbrook was listed as questionable to play on Wednesday, but was about to test his tense crotch in the pre-match warm-ups with plans to play. The Rockets are expected to train again on Friday.
The series with the Thunder is drawn, 2-2, after the Thunder returned in games 3 and 4 to equalize the series. Westbook has yet to play in the postseason and has only played four of eight seeded games due to the injury.
