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Rockets鈥 Nene out of playoffs with groin injury

THE Houston Rockets announced on Monday that reserve center Nene will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs with a torn left adductor.

Nene suffered the groin injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s Game 4 win over the San Antonio Spurs. The Rockets won 125-104 to even the Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2. Game 5 is today in San Antonio. Nene played just 2 minutes before suffering the injury. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni opted to play forward Ryan Anderson as the team’s backup center behind Clint Capela after Nene’s exit. The Brazilian entered Sunday’s game averaging 10.8 points and 5.3 rebounds in 19.9 minutes per game in the playoffs. He averaged 9.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in the regular season.

 


 

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