Houston Rockets superstar James Harden suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s preseason matchup against the Orlando Magic.
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Watson scored 12 points helping the Magic to a comeback win over the Rockets 123-119. Harden was injured in second quarter – leaving the game with a bruised knee. Fournier had 19 points and four assists….
This is a good time to remind readers that knee injuries are incredibly hard to predict. As innocuous as it might seem, we can’t help but think of Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley, when we look at video of the play. With the Rockets guard entering his prime and point guard Ty Lawson joining he and Dwight Howard and Houston, the Rockets have National Basketball Association Championship aspirations heading into the 2015-16 season.
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The Magic outscored the Rockets 70-48 in the second half the game, led by Devyn Marble with 21 points off the bench. The Rockets travel to Phoenix to play the Suns on Tuesday night.
