12/4/13 10:45am Parsons says he'll be a game time decision tonight. Went through shootaround but says back still tight. Better, but not there yet - Friedman Omer Asik out a week with a bruised right thigh. Will be re-evaluated then -feigen If Parsons is out, Rockets will be down to nine players in uniform - feigen
Asik out till next week. Could a deal be in the works for December 15th? I hope they can get a player that will contribute right away instead of a draft pick.
Rotation should be.... Beverley / Brooks Harden / Brooks Garcia / Casspi TJones / Casspi Howard / DMo
12/5/2013 Parsons to undergo acupuncture and will see how he feels this time tomorrow but is looking forward to playing in the game. Says it is tough being on the sidelines and watching the team drop games saying he is helpless and knows he could have helped the Rockets win.
If he pulled his back like I think he did on the plane, it should take 2-3 months to fully recover. He probably made it a lot worse by playing with a pulled muscle and making it inflame enough to cause spasms.
interview is up on the Rockets site--the specialist from California is an acupuncturist! ouch. anyway, here's the link: http://www.nba.com/rockets/video/2013/12/06/ZOOM0001MOV-3066778/
I don't know why I expected the Rockets' training staff to know better than turning to acupuncture or some other form of pseudoscience.
He certainly isn't the best player, but he's the most valuable. Everybody feeds off of him and plays better, most importantly dwight and then james and tjones too.