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13:22, 10-Oct-2018
Zhou Qi exits Rockets' preseason game with knee sprain
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Houston Rockets Chinese forward Zhou Qi left a home preseason game against the Shanghai Sharks because of a left knee sprain. The high-flying Rockets sunk the Sharks 128-86 in Tuesday's game at Toyota Center in Houston.
Following a collision with Sharks forward Luis Scola near the end of the first quarter, Zhou left the court in a wheelchair after he was aided by trainers and other staff members.
Zhou played only four minutes Tuesday night in his first preseason appearance, registering two rebounds and one blocked shot.
Zhou Qi (C) of the Houston Rockets got injury in the first half against the Shanghai Sharks during the preseason game at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, October 10, 2018. /VCG Photo
Zhou Qi (C) of the Houston Rockets got injury in the first half against the Shanghai Sharks during the preseason game at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, October 10, 2018. /VCG Photo
Coach Mike D'Antoni said after Zhou got injury, "I think it might be not serious, it's just a sprain. Obviously he'll get a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) check and hopefully that stays the same news. But it's just a sprain."
22-year-old Zhou Qi was a second-round draft pick out of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in 2016, and he made his NBA debut with the Rockets on October 21, 2017.
He is in his second season with the Rockets, having averaged 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in 18 games in 2017-18.