Long before these Houston Rockets’ once-promising season came to a petering end with a Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, people around the NBA wondered aloud why a team that looked so g...

The Houston Rockets officially ruled out star forward Kevin ​Durant for Friday's Game 6 ‌of their Western Conference first-round series against the visiting Los Angeles ​Lakers.

According to the latest injury report submitted at 2 p.m. ET, Durant has officially been ruled out for Game 6, marking his fifth missed game of the series.