By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Houston Rockets are taking advantage of the inaction in the Orlando “Bubble” and Russell Westbrook is ready to return on the court.
According to ESPN: “The Houston Rockets held an intrasquad scrimmage Thursday to get All-Star guard Russell Westbrook his first full-speed 5-on-5 action since he was diagnosed with a strained right quadriceps, sources told ESPN. “He looked as explosive as ever,” a source said”
Westbrook has missed the first four playoffs game of the Rockets against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The series is tied and his presence can give to Houston a much-needed edge.
Westbrook, who was a late arrival to the NBA’s Walt Disney World Resort campus because he tested positive for COVID-19, felt soreness in his right quadriceps after the Rockets’ loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Aug. 4. He sat out the next two games because of what the team originally deemed a right quad contusion.