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Tracy McGrady returned to practice with the Houston Rockets for the first time since microfracture surgery in February on Monday, but the seven-time All-Star still doesn't know when he'll play. McGrady said he can play now, but Rockets coach Rick Adelman has said he's not ready. Adelman missed practice Monday to attend ...

Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady will swap his No. 1 uniform number for No. 3. McGrady's old number will go to new teammate Trevor Ariza, the Lakers forward who agreed to a multiyear deal with Houston on July 2. McGrady wore No. 3 in high school. He is making the switch to ...

Ron Artest was on his best behavior for the Houston Rockets this season. He was also a key contributor during their surprising run to the second round of the playoffs. Both Artest and the team say they want to extend their relationship for another season, but the fiery forward also said ...

Not too long ago, a debate raged on whether Tracy McGrady or Kobe Bryant was the better player. Too bad that this season has made that thought seem like ancient history. Bryant backed up his MVP campaign by leading the Lakers on a 65-win regular-season romp. McGrady averaged just 15.6 ...

The season is 78 percent complete. Every team except Philadelphia has 20 games or fewer to play. In fact, 22 of the 30 teams still have a lot of games left to play. So, it's not a good time for a team to have one of its key players out ...

Tracy McGrady says the season is over for him. Then again, McGrady says lots of things. McGrady said he never wanted to leave Orlando. But then he said that he didn't always try hard for the Magic, and he shut it down for the last 15 games in the spring of ...

This was supposed to be the Rockets' year. The addition of Ron Artest gave them the NBA's latest version of "The Big Three" and a player that could strengthen both their offense and defense. After averaging just 53 games ...

Tracy McGrady missed Houston's game against Atlanta on Saturday night because of a chronically sore left knee, and sixth-man Ron Artest was sidelined by a swollen right ankle. Brent Barry started his first game of the season, replacing McGrady. According to coach Rick Adelman, Houston might give McGrady more time to ...

From dunking on a player 8 inches taller and 55 pounds heavier than he is to swatting away shots and chasing after loose balls, Al Jefferson is trying everything he can to snap the Minnesota Timberwolves out of this miserable slump. Yet nothing seems to be working. Tracy McGrady scored 23 points ...

Houston forward Ron Artest will sit out the next two games with a sprained right ankle, leaving the injury-riddled Rockets with barely enough practice players. Tracy McGrady practiced Thursday and may return ahead of schedule from a knee injury. But Yao Ming skipped the workout because of a cold, leaving the ...