It’s still not clear if the 2019-20 NBA season will be able to eventually restart after the league’s indefinite hiatus since March 12 due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
But if it does resume, there could be a silver lining for the Houston Rockets involving the health of key reserve Eric Gordon.
In a new interview with Vanessa Richardson of Houston’s NBC affiliate KPRC, the 31-year-old guard says the extended layoff has helped improve his health. Gordon’s comments:
When you have countless games and practices, you really don’t have time to rest. This really does help, no question, and I feel for sure 100% now.
Hopefully this season will come back, hopefully this world gets back running and going sooner than later.
Huge thanks to @TheofficialEG10 for talking with me about NBA possibilities, isolation, and the small bright spot for him throughout all this.
((Full segment here:https://t.co/S2hJPYJ589)) pic.twitter.com/im3IwWTUT3
— Vanessa Richardson (@SportsVanessa) April 13, 2020
Gordon has missed 30 of Houston’s 64 games this season due to injury, with most traced to a surgical procedure on his right knee in November. When he plays, Gordon is the third-leading scorer on the Rockets (40-24), averaging 14.5 points in 28.6 minutes per game.
While limited by injury, Gordon’s shooting percentages have dipped from 40.9% overall and 36.0% on 3-pointers in the 2018-19 campaign to 37.0% and 31.9%, respectively, this season.
During the hiatus, Gordon is still able to do the workouts sent to him and other Rockets players by director of athletic performance Javair Gillett. That’s no substitute for actual basketball, but it may ultimately be in Gordon’s long-term best interest, considering his health status.
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— Vanessa Richardson (@KPRC2Vanessa) April 13, 2020