Hardaway Likely to Sit Out Month

Orlando Magic guard Penny Hardaway says he could sit out the next month because of tendinitis in his left knee.

Hardaway spoke after he was examined in Houston by Rocket team physician Walter Lowe. Hardaway underwent arthroscopic surgery Nov. 17 to repair torn cartilage in his knee, but Lowe said he didn’t think more surgery was needed.

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Rocket forward Charles Barkley, who suffered a sprained right ankle Saturday at Seattle, returned to Houston and will miss tonight’s game against Vancouver and possibly Thursday’s against San Antonio.