The Spanish player Usman Garuba, of the Rockets, will be out for between six or eight weeks due to the injury to his right wrist that he suffered against San Antonio Spurs and that will take him to the operating room, according to Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN). This mishap could put an end to his first season in the NBA: he will not return to the courts until the end of March and the regular season It closes on April 10 to make way for a playoffs that, except for a major surprise, will not have the Texan franchise.
“I don’t know exactly what happened to him. I know he fell. I talked to him about it and he said, ‘Yeah, I fell, but I didn’t think it was that bad.’ to be away for a while”, said Stephen Silas, coach of the Houston Rockets, after finishing the Texas derby.
First season in the NBA
Elected in the 23rd position of the past draft, the 19-year-old former Real Madrid player is having difficulty adjusting to the NBA and has alternated his appearances for the Rockets with his appearances in the Development League in his first season in the United States. With the Houston franchise, Garuba has had little prominence and has barely participated in 15 games in which he has averaged 1.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists.
With the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, The Rockets affiliated team in the G League, Garuba has averaged 9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.4 blocks. in the 5 games he has played. This injury could have a great detriment to Garuba’s plans, who expected to find a still impossible place and will have even more difficulties if he begins a period of inactivity due to his wrist. To sum it up in one word: problems.
