The first injury of the 2024–25 season comes before the season and it’s a doozy: Fred VanVleet, Houston’s starting point guard, has a torn right ACL and is expected to miss the season. VanVleet, 31, reportedly suffered the injury during a workout with the team in the Bahamas last weekend. It’s a body blow for a Rockets team that, following the offseason addition of Kevin Durant, expected to compete for a title.
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