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NBA front-office sources have confirmed that Trevor Ariza made a verbal commitment Tuesday night to sign a five-year deal with the Rockets on Wednesday.
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Ron Artest
It has been rumored that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been been in contact with Ron Artest.
LeBron James met with Artest on Tuesday night, according to the report.
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Yao Ming could miss the entire 2009-10 season and his career could even be in jeopardy, according to a report.
“The realization has hit them that this is grave,” one NBA general manager said.
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Yao Ming’s broken foot is not healed and the Houston Rockets say the All-Star center is out indefinitely.
Yao suffered a hairline fracture in his left foot in the Rockets’ second-round playoff loss to the Lakers on May 8.
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According to the same source that disclosed Terry Porter was about to be fired as Suns coach, the Rockets are leaning toward swapping Tracy McGrady’s expiring $22M contract, Carl Landry and Aaron Brooks for Leandro Barbosa and Amare Stoudemire.
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Yao Ming
There is speculation that Cleveland’s new Chinese part owners want to bring Yao Ming to the Cavaliers.
Yao called a possible move to Cleveland an “unknown.”
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Tracy McGrady
The Knicks have inquired with the Rockets about star swingman Tracy McGrady, according to a source.
Alan Hahn of Newsday writes that New York and Houston have engaged in preliminary discussions about McGrady.
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Ron Artest is a willing and interested free agent target for both Greek powerhouses this summer, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, granted he does not find a superior NBA offer on the free agent market.
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Ricky Rubio
The Grizzlies have reportedly been approached by several teams about acquiring the second overall pick — Ricky Rubio?
Boston, Houston and New York are said to be among the most recent suitors.
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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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