{"id":439187,"date":"2026-02-01T04:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/439187\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T04:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:19:11","slug":"mavericks-brandon-williams-p-j-washington-sustain-injuries-in-road-meeting-with-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/439187\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks\u2019 Brandon Williams, P.J. Washington sustain injuries in road meeting with Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/\">Mavericks<\/a> have a new set of injuries to monitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Guard Brandon Williams (right leg contusion) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MavsPR\/status\/2017793664387272806\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MavsPR\/status\/2017793664387272806\">was ruled out after the first half<\/a> of Saturday\u2019s game against the Rockets. Forward P.J. Washington was later ruled out with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MavsPR\/status\/2017806858740764709?s=20\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MavsPR\/status\/2017806858740764709?s=20\">a head contusion in the fourth quarter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Williams went down with what appeared to be a knee injury in the first half of Saturday\u2019s game. Williams fell to the court after Rockets guard Reed Sheppard collided with his right leg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Williams limped off the court and was briefly evaluated on the bench before he went back to the locker room. He didn\u2019t return to the game before the first half ended.<\/p>\n<p>Mavericks<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Be the smartest Mavericks fan. Get the latest news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Shortly after halftime, the Mavericks announced that Williams was done for the night.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brandon Williams (right lower leg contusion) will not return to tonight\u2019s game against the Rockets.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mavs PR (@MavsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MavsPR\/status\/2017793664387272806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Washington went back to the locker room after taking an elbow from teammate Naji Marshall. Washington sat on the bench for a brief period, but was rubbing his forehead before he walked back to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Mavericks announced that Washington was done for the game with a little over three minutes left in regulation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Williams got out to a hot start Saturday, posting 13 points in the first quarter. He hit two 3-pointers before his injury exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find more Mavericks coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mavericks have a new set of injuries to monitor. 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