How long was Houston Rocket player Carl Landry out after being shot?”
Houston Rockets Basketball Player Carl Landry Shot in Leg After Game Tuesday, March 17, 2009 An NBA player with the Houston Rockets was shot in his car while getting fast food after a game. Carl Landry, 25, suffered a minor leg injury after a gunman opened fire on his vehicle before dawn Tuesday in an apparent random shooting in Houston, team spokesman Nelson Luis told KPRC-TV. The basketball forward was treated at a city hospital and released later in the day, the team said. The Rockets said they expected Landry to return to action in one to three weeks. “We are very thankful and relieved that Carl’s injuries were relatively minor and that he is doing well,” the Rockets said in a statement. “We are in the process of working with authorities to gather more information.” Landry’s vehicle was hit twice as he was driving to get fast food, according to the station. One of the bullets struck him in the lower left leg. The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m., a few hours after the Rockets retu
Shooting victim Landry shines for Rockets in bench role By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES, May 6 (Reuters) – Seven weeks after being shot in the leg following a car accident, Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry celebrated a career playoff-high 21 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Although his team lost 111-98 for their Western Conference semi-final series to be levelled at 1-1, Landry inspired a Rockets fightback in the second quarter as they overhauled a 14-point deficit to briefly lead by four. The 25-year-old, who came off the bench to spark Houston’s revival, ended the night with 21 points on seven-for-nine shooting from the field, along with 10 rebounds. “As the second unit, we just tried to be aggressive,” Landry told reporters at the Staples Center. “Tried to come in and do everything we could. “They had us on our heels and our job as the bench players is to come in there and fight,” he added. “And that’s what we did in the second quarter. We got it down, we e
