Most Rockets fans were shocked by the trade deadline deal that sent Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Joel Anthony (later sent to Philly) and a top 8 protected draft pick.
News surfaced today via Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle that the Pistons had requested and been granted an additional 24-hours to evaluate Motiejunas back.
Last spring the Lithuanian had microdiscectomy to repair disc issues as I outlined in my article April 9, 2015.
Motiejunas had played in just 14 games this season prior to experiencing back pain.