The Rockets suffered a 7-game losing streak against the Nuggets, the team was once again in trouble, and at halftime, infighting broke out in the locker room, and the 2 big thorns broke out with assistant coach Lucas, Porter Jr. threw something at the mentor and drove home directly, while Wood refused to play in the second half.
Shams Charania broke the news through social media after the game: during the Rockets' halftime break, there was a fierce quarrel in the locker room, assistant coach Lucas called a number of players to communicate, during which Porter Jr. and Lucas had a fierce quarrel, and also picked up something and threw it at Lucas, after which he drove straight away from the stadium. Wood, on the other hand, was criticized by Lucas for not working hard enough and refused to come off the bench in the second half.
Before the start of the game, Wood did not make it to the starting lineup, which was the first time this season to fall out of the starting lineup, he played 8 minutes in the first half after 0 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks, and did not appear again in the second half, after the game Silas said that he was punished for violating the team rules (Shams revealed that he missed the pre-game nucleic acid test). The Rockets gave Porter Jr. the reason for leaving the arena early in the second half: he suffered a leg injury to check.
But the lies of the Rockets and Silas were ruthlessly punctured by Shams, who actually did not want to be "ugly", because the two thorns of Porter Jr. and Wood directly detonated the dressing room in midfield, making the atmosphere extremely tense while the team experienced consecutive losses.
When Porter Jr. was able to be picked up by the Rockets, it was precisely because he was sold cheaply after the Cavaliers made a big fuss in the locker room and confronted the general manager, and the Rockets also picked up a big bargain, but at the same time they also took over a "time bomb", and after Lucas's tuning, Porter Jr. was able to return to the game and showed a good talent, which was cultivated by the Rockets as the core of the future. But this time, the time bomb finally exploded, and lucas, who helped him return to the game, was ruthless, not only openly arguing with him, but also throwing things at him.
Wood's refusal to appear in the second half was due to dissatisfaction after being criticized by Lucas, and was removed from the starting lineup before the game because he missed the nucleic acid test, and the combination of the two detonated the bomb in his heart. It is worth mentioning that Wood was originally selected in the draft because many scouts thought that he lacked self-motivation and personal effort, so in the end no team chose him. But with his personal talent, Wood eventually seized the opportunity to return to the NBA, and the Rockets offered him a big contract that was very impressive for the draft.
Porter Jr. and Wood are both core rocket players, but after triggering the locker room chaos this time, I am afraid it is not far from the trade. After all, if the team wants to create a united locker room environment and establish the right locker room culture, Wood and Porter Jr. will definitely be intolerable.
Journalist Roosh Williams, when talking about the views of the infighting in the rocket locker room, mentioned three points:
1) Wood is not part of the Rockets' future, and he will most likely be traded;
2, the original deal for Porter Jr. only used a false draft pick (almost difficult to achieve the term), even if he failed to play, it does not matter;
3, Jaylen Green, Shinkin, Tate, other young people and future draft picks are the future of the Rockets.
So, do you think the Rockets should take advantage of the mid-season trading window to send Wood and Porter Jr. away?