The Houston Rockets are heading into arguably their most anticipated season in the past few years. For starters, they are coming off an impressive 52-win season that saw them finish 2nd in a stacked Western Conference, and although they were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs, they pulled off a huge coup by acquiring Kevin Durant. As one would expect, this initially raised expectations through the roof, until Fred VanVleet’s injury.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Houston’s starting point guard had suffered a potential season-ending ACL injury. This comes as a massive blow for the Rockets, who were aiming to emerge as one of the top contenders from the West. As things stand right now, the storied organization is just $1.2 million under the first apron, which makes it almos

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