Rockets' Snyder out with broken hand
HOUSTON (Ticker) - Houston Rockets reserve guard Kirk Snyder underwent surgery to repair a broken right hand on Tuesday and will be sidelined eight to 10 weeks.
Snyder suffered the injury in the second quarter of the Rockets' 97-90 win over New York on Monday.
An MRI revealed that Snyder sustained a spiral fracture of the second metacarpal bone in his hand.
The Rockets acquired Snyder from the New Orleans Hornets last July. He averaged 5.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in Houston's first 11 games.
The 16th player selected in the 2004 draft, Snyder began his career with the Utah Jazz. He was traded to the Hornets in a five-team, 13-player deal in August 2005 and averaged 8.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 68 games with the Hornets.
