McGrady apparently believes owner Leslie Alexander would rather collect the insurance money on McGrady’s $23.3 million contract than have McGrady in uniform.

Alexander is said to be livid that McGrady would accuse him of such a thing. McGrady has made $120 million of Alexander’s money in his time with the Rockets and has gotten kid glove treatment in every way.

Alexander might not always do the right thing, but his heart always seems to be in the right place. If the Rockets believed McGrady could help them win, there’s almost no doubt McGrady would be in uniform.

Problem is, no one who has seen McGrady in practice believes he’s ready to play.

The Rockets would love to trade McGrady, 30, for a player around whom they could build, but those players aren’t being shopped.
Regardless of how McGrady leaves, he will leave. He’s done here.

The Rockets say McGrady will practice Monday and then have his knee examined. There’ll be a discussion of when he might return.
The Rockets think he might be weeks away from returning. McGrady thinks he should be back already.

Whenever he returns is almost beside the point. Now it’s just a matter of how quickly the Rockets can rid themselves of him.