HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) - Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest will be uncertain for upcoming National Basketball Associationgames after an MRI examperformed on his right ankle showed two slightly torn ligaments.
Artest, who has averaged 15.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in 20 games in his first season with the Rockets, could have suffered the injuries as a result of playing on concrete for years, according to team officials.
Artest hurt his ankle last month in what was first thought to be merely a sprain, but when the pain continued, the deeper exam showed how the sprain has aggravated the ankle tendons.
While Artest did not play on Monday in a 109-97 loss to Memphis, he scored 19 points in a 92-84 win over Atlantaon Tuesday and hopes to be back Friday when the Rockets play at Golden State.
At 14-8, the Rockets - powered by the play of Chinese star center Yao Ming - are fighting New Orleansand San Antoniofor the lead in the NBA Southwest division.
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