Rockets injury updates: Steven Adams, Clint Capela nearing return
Udoka: #Rockets are targeting DC/Miami games as potential return dates for Steven Adams, Clint Capela Asked who’ll get Jokic matchup when Houston goes small, Udoka lists Jabari, Marcus and Tate.
- — Varun Shankar (@ByVarunShankar) November 9, 2026 Tonight’s game tips off a three-game homestand for the Rockets, who will host Denver, Golden State, and Utah on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, respectively.
- Adams and Capela have missed the last nine and four games, respectively, with their current injuries.
- Since neither player is likely to immediately play in both ends of back-to-backs upon returning, it seems likely that one would return against the Wizards and the other versus the Heat.
Backup centers Steven Adams (right calf strain) and Clint Capela (right ankle sprain) are each progressing, and head coach Ime Udoka said Monday that Houston is targeting road games at Washington (Sunday, Nov.
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- For now, the Rockets are having to turn to smaller lineups featuring players such as Jabari Smith Jr., Jae’Sean Tate, and even Marcus Smart as interior options.
- After Friday’s game is when Houston sets out on a four-game road trip, and apparently that’s when the Rockets are likely to be at closer to full strength.
- Coming off consecutive losses for the first time this season, the Rockets appear relatively close to getting some much-needed rotation reinforcements.
- The Rockets are looking to turn things around versus the Nuggets, with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
- That way, in both games, the Rockets would have an established backup center behind Alperen Sengun.
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