With most injuries having healed and COVID-19 health and safety protocols stints now concluding, Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas suddenly has his deepest roster pool in quite some time.
On Friday, reserve sharpshooter Armoni Brooks was cleared from the protocol and made available in time for that night’s home game versus Dallas. A 6-foot-3 guard, Brooks has averaged 8.7 points (35.0% on 3-pointers) and 2.0 rebounds in 21.2 minutes over two seasons in Houston.
The 23-year-old was placed in the protocol on Sunday, but he’s benefiting from recently relaxed rules by the NBA allowing asymptomatic vaccinated and boosted players (which Houston’s entire roster is) to return within five days, even if they had a confirmed positive test result.
With Brooks having now returned, the only two players on Houston’s roster who are medically unavailable to play are rookies Usman Garuba (health and safety protocols) and Alperen Sengun (right ankle sprain).
Armoni Brooks (@snipabrooks_) back from health and safety protocols. pic.twitter.com/3uT9hNI6sq
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) January 7, 2022
