Maddox absent Rockets guard Tito Maddox skipped the team's trip to San Antonio, an unexcused absence that had team officials wondering through the night about his health and whereabouts. Rockets vice president and trainer Keith Jones did speak with Maddox on Thursday, but after missing the team's charter following Wednesday game, Maddox also skipped a commercial flight on Thursday without giving a reason for his absence. Maddox did not return a message on Thursday and was unavailable for comment. His agent, Dan Fegan, also could not be reached. "We called four or five times last night and called this morning," Jones said. "We heard from the agent. He got him a flight. But he (Maddox) never got on the flight. The first thing is you worry maybe something happened to him. But he called to say he's OK. I said we're getting ready for a game, and we'll talk (today)." "We've got to talk to him first and find out why. I talked to him on the phone. He's alive. He's breathing. Nobody had a gun to his head. He's OK. But obviously there is another reason. We told him we would sit down and find out why." The Rockets did not deny that Maddox's absence bothered them, particularly before they knew he wasn't hurt or sick. "It's definitely a distraction," forward Maurice Taylor said. "Tito is one of my good friends on this team, one of my young guys. We always kick it together. Whenever someone does something like that, it's inexcusable. "He's a friend of mine. I'm not the person to judge him. But at this particular time of the season, this is not good for anybody." Maddox was activated from the injured list on Wednesday but did not play. A rookie second-round pick from Fresno State, he has played just 31 minutes this season. "The guys are a little bit let down," Jones said.
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