The feeling was ” weird ” for him. Going to matches, not putting on his jersey and keeping his everyday clothes…” At one point I was really sad, I was at my lowest. “, entrusts Tari Eason at The Athletic.
The latter, after having played all the matches (82) during his rookie season, only made 22 appearances with the Rockets last year. The fault is due to a tibia injury which forced him to have surgery and from which he is still recovering today.
The Rockets center, who had never really been confronted with a serious injury until now, is spending his summer with his teammate Cam Whitmore, working on his offensive game in particular.
” Super proud ” of the end of his team's journey, which got involved in the race for the “play-in”, the 17th choice of the 2022 Draft thinks that his return and the arrival of Reed Sheppard will contribute to the good dynamic in Houston.
“ I'm going to let my game do the talking. A lot of things have been said about me, I hear it all. But I'm not here to prove anything. “, displays Tari Eason, who will seek to confirm his great rookie season, which earned him a selection in the second five of the best youngsters.
Adding fuel to the fire
The former LSU player is referring here to last year's somewhat heated exchanges with the Warriors. At the end of March, when his team was stringing together an 11th consecutive victory, he celebrated this series by ironically inviting the Californians to come play in Houston. Which was scheduled on the calendar a few days later.
The two teams were then fighting for the 10th place, synonymous with “play-in”. Then on April 4, the day of the match, he showed up with a T-shirt that was a bit provocative towards them. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, whose team had won by a large margin, then questioned the behavior of their opponent since he was not playing.
“ Outside noise doesn't matter to me. Even when it comes to concerns the Draymond caseI was injured and it's unfortunate that I couldn't be there to support my guys. But I didn't even want this thing to get this big. At the end of the day, you have to put your money where your mouth is. It didn't happen for us, but it's adding fuel to the fire. “, Tari Eason says today.
| Tari Eason | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | WHOA | 82 | 22 | 44.8 | 34.3 | 75.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 9.3 |
| 2023-24 | WHOA | 22 | 22 | 46.6 | 36.0 | 63.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 9.8 |
| Total | 104 | 22 | 45.2 | 34.7 | 73.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 9.4 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
