The Houston Rockets are off to a disappointing 4-7 start, and they received more unfortunate news Tuesday regarding rookie Sam Dekker's back injury.
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Dekker to Miss About Three Months
Tuesday, Nov. 17
ESPN's Jeff Goodman said Dekker will have back surgery Friday and confirmed he will be out for approximately three months. The rookie has not appeared in a game since Oct. 30 and only has six total minutes of action on the season. He had been assigned to the D-League earlier in the year.
Other than a sprained left ankle suffered late in October 2014 while at Wisconsin, there haven't been any notable medical issues for Dekker prior to his time in the NBA.