{"id":26255,"date":"2019-10-14T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=26255"},"modified":"2019-10-14T09:55:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T13:55:39","slug":"report-rockets-gerald-green-out-with-foot-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/10\/14\/report-rockets-gerald-green-out-with-foot-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Houston Rockets&#8217; Gerald Green Out With Foot Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Rockets<\/a> could be without reserve<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenge01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gerald Green<\/a> <\/strong>for a significant period of time due to a foot injury. According to The Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania, Green has suffered a broken foot and could be out for a few months. Green suffered the injury in Japan during the Rockets&#8217; preseason matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/toronto-raptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Raptors<strong>.<\/strong><\/a> Charania also reports that Green will seek more medical opinions on the injury.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Report: Gerald Green out with Foot Injury\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Gerald Green&#8217;s Significance To The Houston Rockets\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Rockets re-signed Green to a <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2843610-rockets-rumors-danuel-house-gerald-green-agree-to-re-sign-with-houston\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one-year deal<\/a> back in June after the small forward averaged 9.2 points per game, shooting 40 percent from the field last season. Green has also shot better than 35 percent from three-point range in two seasons with the Rockets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green is believed to have suffered a broken left foot and could be sidelined a few months, league sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stadium<\/a>. Green will have more opinions on his foot this week and be out indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1183461401626591232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even though Green is not a starter, he has value as a long defender that can guard multiple positions. He also can be explosive offensively in moments where the Rockets need him the most. Green being sidelined for a significant period of time has a big effect on Rockets, as they lost a back-court player that is a part of their perimeter-oriented system.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Houston Rockets&#8217; Options Moving Forward\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As Green recovers from his injury, the Rockets will most likely give guards<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/riverau01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Austin Rivers<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mclembe01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben McLemore<\/a> <\/strong>more action off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>General manager Daryl Morey and others have attempted to shake things up for the Rockets for next season, one significant move being trading for<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbru01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Russell Westbrook<\/a> <\/strong>in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Westbrook and<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> James Harden<\/a><\/strong>, of course, will be the pinnacle of the Rockets offense. However, it&#8217;ll be interesting to see how the bench will play without the presence of Green.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LUQRvYPUTrFuBJg424Hcjw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1174962916\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LUQRvYPUTrFuBJg424Hcjw',sig:'M6j_q5WsvHcEOTcDRdNc7IMLutOcLX2TVRJiVg8B-fg=',w:'594px',h:'464px',items:'1174962916',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Rockets could be without reserve Gerald Green for a significant period of time due to a foot injury. According to The Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania, Green has suffered a broken foot and could be out for a few months. Green suffered the injury in Japan during the Rockets&#8217; preseason matchup against the Toronto Raptors. 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