Report: Rockets’ Clint Capela out 4-to-6 weeks with thumb injury

The Houston Rockets got very bad news about one of their key players on Monday.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, center Clint Capela will miss 4-to-6 weeks with a right thumb injury.

Rockets center Clint Capela will miss four to six weeks with right thumb injury, league source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 14, 2019

MRI showed ligament damage today on Capela, league sources said. https://t.co/JLkF06eABd

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 14, 2019

Capela tweaked his thumb on Sunday on a lob play, though he returned to the game. The issue did not appear serious at the time, but it turns out that he’s poised to miss at least a month of action.

The Rockets are already without one key player. The absence of Capela, who is averaging a double-double this season, is a really brutal blow.