HOUSTON (SportsRadio 610)- Rockets guard Fred VanVleet is day-to-day with left hamstring soreness, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka said before Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards.
“We’ll do some more testing and see how he feels,” Udoka said. “It loosened up a little bit today but (he’ll) do the same test and routine tomorrow and see how he feels for Wednesday.”
The Rockets ruled VanVleet out of Monday’s game after he finished with seven points on 3-of-13 shooting Sunday in Detroit, which is when he started to feel tightness in his hamstring.
“It could settle down a little bit with a day or two of rest, but when he did feel it in the game, he felt like he could play through it and it would be something he’d have to deal with today,” Udoka said.
Amen Thompson started in place of VanVleet against the Wizards on Monday. In nine games this season, VanVleet is averaging 13.2 points and 5.8 assists per game, while shooting 37.9 percent from the field.
VanVleet wasn’t the only Rocket to suffer an injury during Sunday’s 101-99 win over the Pistons. Backup center Jock Landale got his left shoulder “caught up”, which also forced him to miss Monday’s game with a left shoulder strain.
“I think they’re gonna get an MRI and see if it’s anything more than what they saw (initially),” Udoka said. “Don’t have a ton of information on that until we get the results back.”
Landale finished with three points and five rebounds in 17 minutes against the Pistons. He’s averaging five points and three rebounds in seven games this season, his second with the Rockets.