Houston Rockets rookie forward Sam Dekker is back in the locker room. Instead of a basketball uniform, he's traded that in for sweats as he continues to improve after a surgical procedure on his back about a week ago.
Dekker said he first felt the problem during training camp. The Rockets shut him down and he responded well to it, but about a month ago the problem arose again. After dealing with the issue, every day after the problem snuck back up he made the decision get it taken care of.
It would seem per Dekker the three-month estimate from the doctors is correct, but Dekker is trying to beat the clock.