When the Houston Rockets left for their two-game series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, Kevin Porter Jr.’s status was in doubt.
The 21-year-old point guard sustained an ankle injury in their previous game against the Utah Jazz. And after participating in a small workout at practice a day later, Porter was on the verge of sitting on the sidelines of the Staples Center in street clothes due to injury — which had become a familiar scene for the USC prodigy.
But on Sunday, Porter made his long-awaited Staples Center debut amid the Rockets’ 95-85 loss to the Lakers.