Houston Rockets forward Juwan Howard will be out of action for at least four weeks after spraining his right knee during a collision with a teammate against Golden State on Monday night.

Howard left in the fourth quarter of the 97-94 win against the Warriors after Mike James fell backward into his knee. An examination Tuesday showed he had a second-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament.

Howard is averaging 9.6 points and 5.7 rebounds in his first season with the Rockets