Rockets' McGrady to Sit Out Thursday's Game Versus Minnesota
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HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets All-Star guard  Tracy McGrady will not play in Thursday's home game versus  Minnesota because of a strained hip flexor and groin strain.
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Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis is to have a knee operation that will end his season, the NBA team said on Thursday.
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Tracy McGrady had 25 points and Yao Ming scored 23 to lead the Houston Rockets past the Atlanta Hawks 92-69 on Wednesday night. It was the biggest blowout of the season for Houston, which won for the fourth time in five games.
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Tracy McGrady scored 36 points to match Ray Allen on Wednesday night and lead the Houston Rockets to 112-102 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics, who tied a franchise record with their 14th consecutive road loss.
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Charlotte Bobcats starting point guard Brevin Knight will miss at least one more game because of a strained groin.
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(Sports Network) - The Tracy McGrady-less Rockets fell 84-79 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night at the Toyota Center. Yao Ming poured in a game-high 32 points to help Houston cut into a 22-point third-quarter deficit.
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Allen Iverson joins Steve Nash, Yao Ming and Carlos Boozer on the growing list of Western Conference players who will not play in the All-Star Game due to injury. The Nuggets guard will sit out with a sprained ankle.
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Cavaliers starting point guard Jeff McInnis will miss his second straight game with a sprained left foot Monday night.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets announced Monday that guard Tracy McGrady has signed a multi-year contract extension.
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Lorenzen Wright will sit out the Memphis Grizzlies season opener after receiving a one-game suspension.
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GLENDALE, Ariz.  -- Jeremy Roenick is in trouble with the Phoenix Coyotes and will sit out Thursday night's game against Columbus.
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New Orleans Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn will sit out the 2004-05 season due to a patella femoral irritation of his right knee.
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Jason Kidd will miss the next two games for the New Jersey Nets with a strained lower back, making his status uncertain for Sunday's All-Star game.
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Orlando Magic forward and second-leading scorer Grant Hill is expected to miss at least two weeks because of a sprained knee.
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom will miss at least the next month because of a sprained right knee.
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The Knicks received devastating news yesterday when they learned that Jamal Crawford, their second-leading scorer, will be out three to six weeks because of an injury to his right big toe.
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Suns forward Grant Hill was scheduled to undergo an appendectomy Wednesday evening and is expected to miss at least two weeks.