Trevor Ariza's (back) status uncertain for Rockets

Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza's (bruised lower back) status for Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards is currently unknown.

What It Means:

We're tempted to believe Ariza won't play tonight after the Rockets called up K.J. McDaniels from their D-League affiliate. Corey Brewer would make for an appealing punt play in a spot-start if Ariza is unable to give it a go.

Ariza has a -7.3 nERD on the season, which is in the bottom-12 among qualified players. He's struggled from the field, making only 37.8 percent of shots on the year. He's averaging 11.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.8 3-pointers through 22 starts.