The Bucksa nd the Rockets are scheduled to face off this Tuesday night, but some key players are still on the injury report.

To that end, they signed veterans Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks to massive long-term contracts and almost reeled in center Brook Lopez before the big man opted to return to the Milwaukee Bucks.

When Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet rolled his ankle during a Feb. 1 game against the Brooklyn Nets, he knew even before he limped off the court that it wasn’t a minor injury.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Rockford native and Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet is paying a price for his outburst Saturday night toward the end of the Rockets-Trail Blazers game.

"Fred [VanVleet] is crucial to our whole ecosystem," Rockets coach Ime Udoka said Monday. "His IQ and the headiness that he plays with, we're missing some of that." Udoka said his team's point ...