Stephon Marbury did not get the divorce he wants, but he and the New York Knicks agreed to a separation.
Marbury was ordered Monday to stay away from the Knicks while the team looks for a solution to its $21 million problem -- one that has lingered since the preseason and exploded last week when the team suspended him for refusing to play and he retaliated with a series of inflammatory remarks about coach Mike D'Antoni. Marbury's future was "not resolved" during a meeting with team president Donnie Walsh at the Knicks' practice facility, according to the players' association attorney representing him. The sides will continue to talk, but Marbury won't be around in the meantime.
ROCKETS: Tracy McGrady is expected to be out at least a week and his playing time will be restricted when he returns while he struggles with soreness in his left knee stemming from surgery.
TIMBERWOLVES: Swingman Corey Brewer will miss the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his right knee. The team's defensive specialist tore his ACL in Saturday's loss to Denver. An MRI revealed the extent of the damage. A surgery date has not been set.
ROGERS INJURY: Former NBA standout Rodney Rogers was hospitalized after getting injured while riding an all-terrain vehicle.
