Rockets guard Tracy McGrady had arthroscopic surgery to ease the discomfort in his left shoulder on Friday.
The procedure was timed so that McGrady would be able to resume workouts when his rehabilitation from microfracture knee surgery will allow.
"It is not an issue that would keep him longer than the other rehab," general manager Daryl Morey said. "They cleaned up the shoulder. It is something we talked about for awhile and they had some time now. I wouldn't say it was necessary, but in getting some opinions, it was decided it was better to do it and to hopefully be pain-free when he gets back."
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Ron Artest and the Rockets want to continue their relationship, but the impending free agent will explore the market.
“You take everything into consideration,” Artest said Tuesday. “It’s hard to get into that right now, on what I’m thinking, as far as somebody making an offer I can’t refuse.
“It’s going on 48 hours (since the loss), so I really haven’t had time to think about it. I’m just trying to stay in the gym and just improving my game for next year.”
The Rockets have about $40 million locked up in McGrady and Yao Ming alone for next season, but general manager Daryl Morey said negotiating with Artest was a high priority this offseason.
“It’s an important issue for him and us,” Morey said. “He brought a lot to this team this year. My job isn’t Ron Artest, my job isn’t who to trade, it’s how do I make the roster, as a whole, better? He can be a big part of that. We’ll see if we can work it out.”
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May 19, 2009 12:14 PM EST
Daryl Morey said doctors are hopeful Tracy McGrady could be practicing by November, though he doesn't expect it. He does expect to have a better guess by early July.
“Based on what the doctors are telling us, he has a good shot to help us next year,” Morey said. “He’s in the equation.”
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Rockets May 2009 Archive
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Houston Chronicle | May 18, 2009
Von Wafer will hit the free agent market again this summer, but he hopes to remain with the Rockets.
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Houston Chronicle | May 18, 2009
After Sunday's season-ending loss to the Lakers, Ron Artest made it known that he wants to return to the Rockets next year.
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CBS Sports | May 17, 2009
The Lakers defeated the Rockets 89-70 on Sunday afternoon in Game 7 of their semifinal series.
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Boston Globe | May 17, 2009
The Blazers, Celtics, Grizzles, Heat, Spurs and Timberwolves are among teams attending a draft workout held by the Rockets this weekend.
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Houston Chronicle | May 17, 2009
Rockets center Yao Ming plans to take this summer off, something he has rarely done in his professional career.
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Yahoo! Sports | May 17, 2009
The Rockets claim that all the pressure heading into Sunday's Game 7 is on the favored Lakers.
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Houston Chronicle | May 16, 2009
Not long ago Aaron Brooks was a spark plug off the bench for the Rockets, but now he's their starting point guard.
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ESPN | May 16, 2009
Thursday night's Game 6 between the Rockets and Lakers was the most watched basketball game in ESPN's history.
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Houston Chronicle | May 15, 2009
Rockets coach Rick Adelman called his team "special" after they forced a seventh game against the Lakers on Thursday night.
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Los Angeles Times | May 15, 2009
Phil Jackson saw his team lose another game to a short-handed Rockets club, but he isn't worried.
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Detroit News | May 14, 2009
Rockets forward Shane Battier received a text message from President Barack Obama after the team's Game 4 win over the Lakers.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 13, 2009
The Celtics mounted a huge comeback in the fourth quarter against the Magic on Tuesday night, while the Lakers cruised to an easy Game 5 victory over the Rockets.
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Los Angeles Daily News | May 13, 2009
The Lakers thumped the Rockets 118-78 in Game 5 on Tuesday night, but Houston coach Rick Adelman expects his club to respond.
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New York Daily News | May 11, 2009
Could the Knicks pursue Tracy McGrady?
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RealGM Staff Report | May 11, 2009
Even with Yao Ming done for the season, the Rockets managed to even their semifinal series with the Lakers on Sunday afternoon.
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Houston Chronicle | May 11, 2009
Shane Battier surprised himself with his playoff career-high 23 points against the Lakers on Sunday.
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Houston Chronicle | May 11, 2009
Rockets guard Aaron Brooks scored a career-high 34 points in the team's 99-87 win over the Lakers on Sunday afternoon.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 10, 2009
The Rockets were thought to be done with Yao Ming out for the postseason.
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ESPN | May 10, 2009
Rockets center Yao Ming is upbeat and optimistic despite news that he'll miss the remainder of the postseason with a left foot injury.
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Houston Chronicle | May 10, 2009
Yao Ming has a hairline fracture in his left foot that will knock him out of the 2009 playoffs.
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Houston Chronicle | May 9, 2009
Rockets guard Von Wafer apologized to his teammates prior to Friday night's Game 3 against the Lakers for his actions near the end of Game 2.
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ESPN | May 9, 2009
The NBA has downgraded Ron Artest's flagrant foul against Pau Gasol in Friday night's Los Angeles-Houston game from a flagrant-2 to a flagrant-1.
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ESPN | May 9, 2009
Rockets center Yao Ming has undergone tests on his sprained right ankle and his status for Sunday's Game 4 against the Lakers is uncertain.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 9, 2009
The Lakers and Magic, both hit by suspensions from their respective Game 2s, came out victorious on Friday night.
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Houston Chronicle | May 9, 2009
For the second-straight game, Rockets forward Ron Artest watched his team lose to the Lakers from the comforts of the locker room.
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Houston Chronicle | May 7, 2009
Kobe Bryant has enjoyed the physicality of the series against Houston.
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Press-Enterprise | May 7, 2009
Derek Fisher didn't feel as though he should have been ejected for his foul on Luis Scola.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 7, 2009
Neither of Wednesday night's games were close, but the Lakers-Rockets battle was highlighted by a number of ejections.
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AP | May 7, 2009
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points to lead the Lakers to a 11-98 win over the Rockets on Wednesday night to even their Western Conference semifinal series.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 7, 2009
In separate incidents, Derek Fisher and Ron Artest were kicked out of Game 2.
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TNT.tv | May 7, 2009
During the second half of Houston's Game 2 contest against the Lakers, Von Wafer and head coach Rick Adelman got into a verbal argument.
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TNT | May 7, 2009
Craig Sager of TNT reported during the fourth quarter of the network's telecast that Rockets coach Rick Adelman has sent reserve guard Von Wafer to the locker room.
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Toronto Sun | May 6, 2009
With Tracy McGrady on the shelf, Ron Artest has helped lead the Rockets to the second round of the postseason.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | May 6, 2009
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant isn't worried about having lost Game 1 of their semifinal series against the Rockets on Monday night.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 5, 2009
For the second-straight series, the defending-champion Celtics have lost the first game. They dropped Game 1 of their second round series to the Magic on Monday night.
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AP | May 5, 2009
Yao Ming scored 28 points to lead the Rockets to a 100-92 win over the Lakers on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
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Sports Radio Interviews | May 4, 2009
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said in a recent radio interview that he felt "relief" after getting his first series win last week.
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Yahoo! | May 4, 2009
The Lakers aren't overlooking the Rockets in their second round matchup, especially with Yao Ming patrolling the paint.
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Yahoo! | May 3, 2009
Ron Artest, who has a tumultuous past, says that he has never felt more relaxed then he currently does with the Rockets.
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Los Angeles Times | May 2, 2009
Lakers assistant coach Jim Cleamons said Friday that he's conditioning his team not to play too confidently against the Rockets in the second round.
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Houston Chronicle | May 1, 2009
After 12 years of heartbreak, the Houston Rockets have advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs.
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RealGM Staff Report | May 1, 2009
The Celtics and Bulls played in the fourth overtime game of their first-round series on Thursday night, with Chicago pulling out a win in three overtimes to force a seventh game in Boston.
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