While in New Orleans, former Pelicans shooting guard Eric Gordon was unable to catch a break from injuries.
He missed 189 out of a possible 410 games and never played more than 64 games in a season.
But Gordon described his persistent injuries as flukes on Saturday when he was officially introduced by the Houston Rockets after signing a four-year, $53 million contract as an unrestricted free agent.
"Most of them been fluke injuries,'' Gordon said. ''From the first one where I just banged knees and this past year I was on my way to playing 82 games and then end up having a freakish breaking the finger (injury). They were little fluke injuries that I can easily overcome, but my plan every year 82 games plus more.''
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