Rockets injuries
report
0 players are out and 3 are listed as day-to-day, questionable or doubtful. Next game: at Mavericks, Fri, Oct 9 at 8:00 AM ET — game page and how to watch. The report comes from the league's official injury reports and is checked every 15 minutes; every change of status is logged below. See the rotation tracker for who picks up the minutes.
Current report
League-wide report →| Player | Status | Injury | Est. return | Since | Min/gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | Day-To-Day | Knee · Leg · Right VanVleet (knee) exercised his $25 million player option for 2026-27 on Monday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. | 2026-10-01 | Sun, Sep 6 | 0.0 |
| Steven Adams | Day-To-Day | Ankle · Leg · Left The Rockets announced Wednesday that Adams has undergone season-ending left ankle surgery, per Shams Charania of ESPN. | 2026-10-01 | Sun, Sep 6 | 22.8 |
| Kevin Durant | Day-To-Day | Ankle · Leg · Left Durant (ankle) averaged 26.0 points per game during his first season with Houston and continued to cement his place among the NBA's all-time great scorers,… | 2026-10-01 | Sun, Sep 6 | 36.4 |
Status changes
last 3| When | Player | Change | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 6 · 10 h ago | Kevin Durant | Day-To-Day | Ankle · Leg · Left |
| Sun, Sep 6 · 10 h ago | Fred VanVleet | Day-To-Day | Knee · Leg · Right |
| Sun, Sep 6 · 10 h ago | Steven Adams | Day-To-Day | Ankle · Leg · Left |
How to read the Rockets injury report
Out means the player will not play in the next game. Doubtful is roughly a 25% chance to play, Questionable about 50%, Probable 75%; Day-to-day is a short-term issue re-evaluated daily. The league requires teams to post their report by 5 PM ET the day before a game and update it at 1 PM ET on game day, so the most reliable version of this page is the one you read in the early afternoon Eastern time.
Estimated returns come from the team when they announce one; when the column shows a dash, no date has been given. Minutes per game are this season's averages once the season starts (last season's until then), so you can see how much of the rotation is on the shelf. For the salary side of a long absence, see the Rockets cap sheet.