Ron Artest has told CBS.com that he may sit out until after the All-Star break, but according to the Houston Chronicle, the Rocket forward's agent has said that he may not be out at all.

?He?s just sore,? David Bauman, Artest?s agent, said. ?I don?t know how much or if any time at all will be missed. I can tell you based on everyone I talked to today, he?s sore, he?s doing his treatment today, he?s taking it one day at a time, and there hasn?t been any conversation about shutting it down.

?Ron is very frustrated about not being able to penetrate and do the things he can do. To my knowledge, (the ankle) was not as sore or as badly swollen as it was. I think he was venting .?