Houston Rockets forward/center Kenneth Faried (knee) will not play on Thursday versus the Denver Nuggets.
Faried has played just one in the last four games and will sit out another on Thursday as he rests his sore knee. Nene will see a bump in minutes as backs up Clint Capela versus Denver.
Faried has averaged 13.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks in 25.7 minutes per game with Houston this season.
Source: Alykhan Bijani