Rockets' Tari Eason Out 4-6 Weeks with Oblique Strain, Coach Udoka Confirms

Houston Rockets wing Tari Eason, 24, has been diagnosed with a strained oblique and is expected to miss four to six weeks, head coach Ime Udoka announced on Saturday. Eason's injury comes after he did not play in the second half of the Rockets' Friday night win over the Trail Blazers, initially due to what the team called a hip contusion. In his 11 minutes of play before exiting, he scored 3 points. This adds to Eason's history of injuries, having appeared in only 79 games combined over his previous two seasons. He is currently averaging 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 11 games this season and will be a restricted free agent next offseason after failing to reach an extension agreement this summer.