D.J. Augustin enters health & safety protocols

Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe COVID bug has officially caught the Houston Rockets.

According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, D.J. Augustin has entered health & safety protocols.

D.J. Augustin is in health and safety protocols.

— Kelly Iko (@KellyIkoNBA) December 26, 2021 Head coach Stephen Silas said earlier this month that the entire team had received its booster vaccine.

Augustin either tested positive or was a close contact despite being fully vaccinated and boosted. He is expected to be out for at least 10 days.

With Augustin testing positive, Josh Christopher and Armoni Brooks should team up to share his minutes in the second unit.

Usually when one player tests positive, it can…