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Ben DuBose

Rockets recall TyTy Washington after scoring 53 points in NBA G League

In his rookie season, University of Kentucky product TyTy Washington would undoubtedly love to be playing for the Houston Rockets. But with his team mostly healthy, the No. 29 draft pick from the 2022 first round has made the most of an NBA G League stint.

In Friday’s game (box score) with the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Vipers, Houston’s G League affiliate, Washington put up an astonishing 53 points and 10 rebounds on 15-of-33 shooting (45.5%), 6-of-17 on 3-pointers (35.3%), and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line (91.7%).

It’s hardly an isolated game for the 6-foot-3 guard, who has averaged 33.3 points (46.5% FG, 41.9% on 3-pointers), 7.3 assists, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.7 steals in 38.8 minutes per game in the G League.

Washington hasn’t yet found a consistent role with the Rockets, who usually have Kevin Porter Jr. as their starting point guard.

But with Porter currently sidelined by a left foot contusion, the Rockets recalled Washington to their NBA roster on Saturday, and he’ll be with the team in Los Angeles for back-to-back games over the next two days against the Clippers and Lakers.

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