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Rockets have a self-created Tari Eason problem that could haunt them all season

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Tari Eason is going to spend the season worrying about his next payday, and that's not great for the Houston Rockets.

Houston Rockets, Tari Eason, Dorian Finney-Smith, Ime Udoka | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

On Opening Night, Tari Eason didn’t end up playing a ton of minutes for the Houston Rockets. And even though his minute total jumped up in Game 2, his inability to put his own feelings aside showed up. He didn’t get an extension, he wasn’t atop the rotation, and it showed. Jake Fischer of The Stein Line recently spoke about it on a Bleacher Report live stream:

“Not at the top of their rotation,” Fischer said.