With two starters already out with injuries, Houston Rockets center Clint Capela is expected to miss four to six weeks with ligament damage to his right thumb, league sources told ESPN.
Capela underwent an MRI in Houston on Monday and may get a second opinion with a hand specialist in the near future, league sources said.
The Rockets - already without All-Star point guard Chris Paul and guard Eric Gordon because of injuries --- will struggle to replace Capela's productivity in the lineup.