Sources: Knicks Could Target T-Mac

The Knicks have been trying to engage the Rockets in talks regarding Tracy McGrady since the summer.

Multiple sources told Newsday that New York could try to contact Houston again, this time with greater success, in the wake of reported issues between McGrady and the Rockets.

There was a reported confrontation between McGrady and coach Rick Adelman, which both denied, this week regarding the star's return from a knee injury.

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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."

Via Houston Chronicle

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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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