Basketball notes: Ty Lawson worth the risk for Rockets

Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey acknowledged adding Ty Lawson is a risky move but said the possible reward is worth that risk.

Lawson was acquired in a trade with the Denver Nuggets on Monday, giving the Rockets needed depth at point guard, though he is currently dealing with off-court issues. He entered a 30-day residential treatment program last week after his second DUI arrest.

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The New Orleans Pelicans re-signed free agent forward Luke Babbitt, one of the club’s most accurate long-range shooters. . . . Longtime Clippers broadcaster Ralph Lawler tweeted that he had signed on for two more years with the team. Lawler, 77, recently completed his 36th season calling Clippers games. . . . Amid 100-degree heat and energy-sapping humidity, a small group of volunteers stood on a corner across from the BOK Center and handed out “Save Our Shock” T-shirts before their team’s WNBA showdown with the Minnesota Lynx over the weekend. . . . It could be all for naught: Shock majority owner Bill Cameron announced plans Monday to move the franchise from the WNBA’s smallest market to the Dallas-Fort Worth area as early as next season.