Rockets F Tari Eason (leg) to undergo season-ending surgery

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Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason will undergo season-ending surgery on his left leg on Monday.

Rockets coach Ime Udoka said Eason developed a benign growth on his shin earlier this season and attempted to play through the pain. But he hasn't played since Jan. 1 due to the injury.

"We thought rest and rehab, he could get over it that way, but every time he ramped up, the p