Despite being ‘close,’ Rockets say Russell Westbrook will miss Game 5

Hours after Houston head coach Mike D’Antoni said All-Star guard Russell Westbrook was “close” to returning. The Rockets listed him as out for Game 5 of their first-round playoff series versus Oklahoma City. Westbrook has been listed as “out” with a right quad strain on all injury reports since Aug. 12. He initially injured the quad in a “seeding” game on Tuesday, Aug. 4 versus Portland, then returned to play 28 minutes in an effectively meaningless game on Tuesday, Aug. 11

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