Rockets' Tucker briefly exits game after appearing to injure left knee
Houston Rockets wing P.J. Tucker briefly exited Monday's matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a lower-body injury in the second quarter.
Tucker took a tumble while driving to the hoop early in the second quarter, but the fall was seemingly made worse by Timberwolves guard Jeff Teague landing on top of his left knee:
PJ Tucker appears to suffer a knee/leg injury. He later limped off to the locker room pic.twitter.com/ynnepOQ5a9
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) April 24, 2018
Tucker walked to the locker room under his own power, and returned to the bench shortly thereafter, easing concerns of another major injury to the Rockets' rotation.
Tucker back in after the time out. Looks like he is moving well defensively on the first possession.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) April 24, 2018
Defensive-minded wing Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is currently out after suffering a dislocated shoulder at the end of the regular season.