Jabari Smith Jr. breaks hand at shootaround, to miss 4-8 weeks Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. reacts after making a 3-pointer during the second half of an Emirates NBA cup tournament quarterfinal basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Rockets starting forward Jabari Smith Jr. broke his hand at shootaround Friday morning, and will miss 4-8 weeks, according to head coach Ime Udoka.
“At some point in shoot around, [Smith] got hit on the hand, later they found [it was broken],” said Udoka.
Udoka specified it’s Smith Jr.’s left hand, and he broke his metacarpal, a bone on the top of his hand.
Smith was averaging 11.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game this season in 33 starts.
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