Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 9:00 am  |  59 responses

Surprise: T-Mac’s Season is Over

by Marcel Mutoni

Tracy McGrady let ESPN‘s Stephen A. Smith know last night what everyone already suspected: He’s dunzo for the year, and who knows for how long thereafter.

According to Smith’s report, McGrady will undergo the always-dreaded microfracture surgery on his gimpy left knee, effectively ending his already disappointing 2008-’09 campaign.

In an ironic twist of fate, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander had come out yesterday and strongly claimed that he wasn’t looking to deal his ailing forward despite the persistent rumors. Um, Leslie, it doesn’t look like anyone would’ve taken him anyway.

For the last time, the Houston Rockets: They are who we thought they were!

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  • kboogie201

    I can’t take credit for this, but someone posted once that because he’s been so prone to injuries. He should now go by T-Pain instead of T-Mac. I’m going to have to agree. T-Pain hasn’t been the same since his days in O-town.

  • http://nbacheapseats.blogspot.com Chendaddy

    I been calling him T-Pain for months now. Anyway, McGrady in Houston is done. Microfracture knee surgery will keep him out the rest of this year and most likely all of next year as well. T-Pain is an unrestricted free agent in 2010, and the Rockets would be crazy to match his asking price, unless he’s asking for $15 mil or less over two years.

  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    SUCH IS THE PLIGHT OF THE WEAK-KNEED.

  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    This is the kind of situation where you just look and think…why do team so freely throw money at guys..?? 20 million this year…23 million next year….to a guy that wont play half of each season…and probably not appear in any playoff games… sure its a shame, for the organisation…but its daylight robbery – at the end of the day though… it just shows me that half the people that are in personel/staff jobs for million-dollar ball clubs really are not any good at their jobs. its that simple.
    Steve Kerr @ Phoenix is a PRIME example of that.
    So are those at the top of the pecking order for Houston therefor.

  • http://slamonline.com Nw09

    Lmfao@these comments. Yall are off the chain. As a female basketball fan, I used to love watching the old T-Mac play. He was right up there with the LeBrons, the D-Wade’s and the Kobes of the league talent and scoring wise. I don’t know why he’s so prone to injuries, something isn’t right because the timing of his injuries seems to fall right into something drastic that happens to the team. Anyway I miss the old T-Mac he’s only 29 and should still be balling like crazy, but I guess someone has a voo-doo doll with a number 1 Rockets Jersey on it.

  • http://www.hibachi20.blogspot.com Hursty

    Bloody hell. This is ridiculous.

  • jacori robinson

    man t-mac and penny r my idols i just hope i dont get injured like them when i go to the nba
    . 6″1 1/2 160lbs. avg 8.5 ppg,14rpg,3bpg,1.3 spg! 8th grade lindale junior high lindale,tx

  • jacori robinson

    man t-mac and penny r my idols i just hope i dont get injured like them when i go to the nba
    . 6″1 1/2 160lbs. avg 8.5 ppg,14rpg,3bpg,1.3 spg! 8th grade lindale junior high lindale,tx

  • http://www.g-mail.com jane

    you have to semangat

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