Houston Rockets' center Dwight Howard suffered a bruised right knee on Saturday and the injury could potentially keep him out of the lineup for the Rockets' next game. Houston head coach Kevin McHale said Howard banged his knee during the first half and will receive treatment before the Rockets play Philadelphia on Monday. Howard said it was still too early to tell if the injury would keep him out of the lineup against the Sixers, according to Jenny Dial Ceech.
Dwight Howard suffers a bruised knee
Howard banged knees during the first half on Saturday, putting his status for Houston’s next game in question.
Howard hit knees with Houston forward Tarik Black, but stayed in the game and played 33 minutes. Howard said the knee swelled up immediately and bothered him during the game. Howard has been dealing with pain in his left knee after bumping it during the preseason. The injury to his right knee wasn't significant enough to keep him from making jokes.
More Dwight Howard: "I bumped the other knee a few weeks ago. I guess this knee (the right) felt lonely. It wanted some pain, too."
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) November 2, 2014 The fact he was able to stay in the game and play through the injury -- even with pain -- bodes well for his status moving forward. After the game he said he hoped it would be healed up in a couple of days. While the game on Monday may be in question, it doesn’t appear the injury will keep him out for an extended period of time.
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