With the team citing soreness in his surgically repaired lower left leg, reserve forward Tari Eason hasn't played for the Rockets since the Emirates NBA Cup 2024 semifinal two weeks ago (Dec. 14).

Rockets second-year guard Amen Thompson has a ... but he kind of does it all in one and so (he's) the guy that plays every position for us. When one goes down, he runs the point.