Rockets Deny Reports Of Shouting Match

The Rockets are denying reports of a shouting match between Tracy McGrady and coach Rick Adelman.

Yahoo! Sports reported on Friday that the pair "engaged in an emotional and sometimes loud closed-door confrontation" after McGrady dressed prior to a game earlier this week.

McGrady wants to return from knee surgery, but the Rockets are being more cautious.

"It's not even an issue," McGrady said. "If coach tells you something different, I'd be surprised. I'm here to play basketball. I'm not here to be a distraction. I've been through enough of that drama last year. I'm not going to let it start this year, at all."

Adelman said Friday that when they met, the conversation did not get loud but that McGrady did not want to wait for next week to play.

"He wants to play," Adelman said. "He's not ready to play. It's as simple as that."

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Rockets Want McGrady To Be Cautious

Tracy McGrady wants to return, but the Rockets are being cautious about his return from microfracture surgery on his left knee.

"Right now, I could play," he said on Friday.

Houston believes that McGrady would risk re-injuring his knee if he came back right now. The next step in his recovery is an MRI on Monday.

"We have a difference of opinion," coach Rick Adelman said. "He wants to play. He's not ready to play. It's as simple as that."

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Report: McGrady Upset With Rockets

Tracy McGrady and Rockets coach Rick Adelman had a heated closed-door meeting on Wednesday night, sources told Yahoo1 Sports.

McGrady dressed in his uniform and underwent his pregame routine in Minneapolis on Wednesday even though he wasn't activated for game.

Adelman was surprised to see McGrady dressed when the star returned to the locker room and a meeting between the pair took place in the coach's office soon after.

Sources said the exchange was so loud that it could be heard in the locker room at times.

McGrady reportedly feels as though Adelman has been uncommunicative as of late.

"Tracy was just determined to make Rick talk to him," a source close to McGrady said. "That’s why he put on the uniform and went through all that. ... He wanted to get his attention. He'd like to know if he's wanted back or not."

McGrady had major knee surgery in February and has been itching to get back on the court.

"The trust has broken down between them," a source close to McGrady and Adelman said. "There's some work to be done there."

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