Sources say Houston Rockets will suspend Kevin Porter and Christian Wood because of their poor behavior

The Houston RocketsSuspending Kevin Porter Jr.. and Christian WoodMonday’s match against the Philadelphia 76ersFor bad behavior that occurred on Saturday, both the disciplinarian and the victim will be punished DenverSources told ESPN

Sources said that Porter Jr. and Wood traveled with Rockets to Philadelphia on Sunday. However, coach Stephen Silas decided to pull both players out after two episodes involving them, according to sources.

In the Rockets’ second half loss to the Nuggets (which included Porter and Wood), neither Porter nor Wood were present. Porter leaving the arenaSources claimed that John Lucas and the assistant coach were involved in a locker room dispute at halftime.

Porter’s well-documented anger management issues are well-documented — the team believes he has made progress on them — but they surfaced again Saturday, which ultimately drove him out of the arena and he was not able to rejoin the team for the second quarter, sources claimed.

Wood was benched for Saturday’s game, pouting over Silas punishment for not showing up for COVID testing every day. This caused the shootaround to be delayed according to sources.

Wood did not appear to be interested in Saturday’s match when Silas called on him later, sources claimed. Silas then quickly moved onto the other players.

Sources say Porter was furious after Lucas challenged him at half. This brought back an issue that caused the guard to lose his composure at the bench during the first period, according to sources.

Silas said that Wood was also confronted by Lucas at halftime in what Silas called a “spirited conversation” without giving details. Sources say Wood was challenged by at least one of his younger teammates. He said that Wood, as a veteran, should set a standard for the team.

Wood, the Rockets’ top rebounder and scorer, was held scoreless for eight minutes in the first period. Houston was outscored (17 points) when he was present on the court.

Silas responded to a question about Wood not playing in half-time.

The Cleveland CavaliersPorter was traded to Rockets for a top-55 protected second-round pick last January after they decided to move on from their previous first-round choice due to off court issues. Porter was inactive for the 2020-21 season.

Porter, the No. After Porter’s rage at team officials for moving his locker to an area auxiliary, the Cavaliers decided that Porter would be traded or released. Cavaliers had given his locker. Taurean PrinceHe had come with Jarrett Allenas part of the four team James Harden trade. Porter Jr. was at the arena for the first match of the season when he discovered that his locker was missing.

Houston sent Porter, 21, to its G League affiliate for help in his transition to Houston. Porter was then moved to the Rockets’ point guard position. Porter, 21, is enjoying some success in Houston. In the past two seasons, Porter averaged 15.0 and 6.1 assists per games. Despite Saturday’s missteps, the franchise remains optimistic about Porter’s development and growth. They believe that Porter has been dedicated to making the necessary improvements.