Houston Rockets center Clint Capela is day-to-day with an ankle issue and questionable for Monday's game against the Celtics. The Rockets are 1-0 without him this season and have not announced a return beyond the report's Nov. 2 date.
What happened
Clint Capela is listed day-to-day with an ankle issue and is questionable for Monday's game against the Celtics. The injury report posted Sunday, Nov. 1, at 3:58 p.m. ET lists the injury as ankle and leg, right side. No previous status was listed for him. The report's comment reads: "Capela (ankle) is questionable to play in Monday's game against the Celtics." The report gives an expected return of Nov. 2, the day of the game. No further detail on the injury has been announced.
What it means for the Rockets
Houston hosts the Celtics on Monday, Nov. 2, at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Rockets are 6-1, the second seed, with a one-game win streak. Capela, 32, averages 14.2 minutes, 3.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in six games. Houston is 5-1 with him and 1-0 without him. In the game he missed, Jabari Smith Jr. played 34.3 minutes, Amen Thompson 33.9, Alperen Sengun 33.7 and Kevin Durant 33.7. Fred VanVleet played 30.5, Marcus Smart 25.3, Tari Eason 24.1 and Reed Sheppard 23.4. Steven Adams is out with a right calf and leg injury.
What to watch
The next update on Capela is not announced. The report lists Nov. 2 as his expected return, and his status for the Celtics game will show on the injury report before tip-off at 8:30 p.m. ET Monday. Watch the minutes for Sengun and Eason if he sits. Sheppard is also day-to-day with a back and torso issue, and Adams remains out. The Celtics game is the only upcoming game announced.
Is Clint Capela playing vs the Celtics?
He is questionable. The injury report lists him as day-to-day with an ankle issue for Monday, Nov. 2, at 8:30 p.m. ET.
When will Clint Capela be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Nov. 2, the day of the Celtics game. No other timeline has been announced.