Overview
- Head coach Ime Udoka confirmed the four-to-six week timeline at Saturday's practice in Houston.
- Eason suffered the injury after colliding with Jrue Holiday during Friday's win in Portland and did not return.
- With Eason sidelined, Aaron Holiday and Jae'Sean Tate are candidates for rotation minutes, and Josh Okogie could see an uptick in playing time.
- Dorian Finney-Smith remains in rehab following offseason ankle surgery with no firm timetable to debut, and Fred VanVleet is out with a right knee ACL tear.
- Houston is 8-3 after winning eight of its last nine, with Eason contributing 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while shooting 50.9% from three.