The Houston Rockets have reinstated Royce White and assigned him to the Rio Grande Valley of the D-League.

The sides "reached an agreement that addresses the major issues" facing White and the Rockets, the statement said.

White was suspended on Jan. 6. 

The NBA has announced the reserves for the 2013 All-Star Game in Houston.

Western Conference Reserves
Tony Parker
James Harden
LaMarcus Aldridge 
David Lee
Zach Randolph
Tim Duncan 
Russell Westbrook 

Eastern Conference Reserves
Paul George
Jrue Holiday 
Tyson Chandler 
Chris Bosh 
Joakim Noah 
Luol Deng
Kyrie Irving 

Fifteen teams have at least one All-Star (Knicks, Heat, Celtics, Bulls, Pacers, 76ers, Blazers, Spurs, Rockets, Warriors and Grizzlies), while 15 teams do not have a representative (Hawks, Nets, Bobcats, Mavericks, Nuggets, Pistons, Bucks, Wolves, Hornets, Magic, Suns, Kings, Raptors, Jazz and Wizards).

The 76ers and Cavaliers each sent a Coaches Vote All-Star despite a losing record, while the Lakers and Celtics have two starters despite a sub-.500 record.

The Nets, Hawks, Bucks, Nuggets and Jazz all have a record over .500 and no All-Stars. 

The All-Star starters are LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Garnett, Dwyane Wade, Rajon Rondo, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul.

Royce White said part of the difficulty with coming to an understanding with the Houston Rockets is that Kevin McHale is not the authority on player-related decision making.

“Coach McHale doesn’t run this team,” White said in a conversation with Houston radio station KBXX. “Despite what people think, he has very little control over this team. From a basketball point, he runs it, but from a business level and from an operational level, he has very little say. He’s almost a co-worker of mine rather than an adviser or a managerial type of position. That’s one of the big issues here.”

Told of White’s assessment of their respective places on the Rockets’ organizational chart, McHale left his response at “All right.”

White plans to report to the Rockets’ D-League affiliate on Feb. 11.

Royce White and the Houston Rockets are closing in on a deal that would allow the rookie forward to return to the franchise and report to the Rio Grande Valley Rapids of the D-League.

The Rockets are close to making an announcement in which White would return to the team under a written agreement that includes key elements of the protocols that White wanted to have as an addendum to his contract, according to a source.

“Everybody wants to make it seem like wild, wild west standoff between me and the Rockets," White said. "That’s not the case here. There has been an issue that’s been identified. Mental health is not descriptive enough in CBA (collective bargaining agreement) and UPC (uniform player contract.) It being so vague makes us make it up as we go. There’s no protocol. We need to rectify that to make sure the environment is safe. If we’re making it up as we go, … that’s probably not the safest thing.”

The Houston Rockets have reassigned Terrence Jones to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Houston’s NBA Development League affiliate. 

Jones (6-9, 252, Kentucky) re-joins the Vipers following three previous assignments when he played in nine games, all starts, and averaged 19.2 points and 11.0 rebounds.  He has appeared in 11 games for Houston this season, averaging 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds. 

The Houston Rockets will call up Patrick Beverley from D-League affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers, according to a source.

The move had been planned but was expedited due to Jeremy Lin's ankle injury.

Jeremy Lin sprained his left ankle during the Houston Rockets' practice on Monday.

Lin will be a gametime decision on Tuesday after receiving treatment in the interim.

With nearly half of the 12-13 NBA season, analysts have a fairly clear idea of which teams are playoff contenders and which are firmly in the lottery.

The change in popularity of teams based on ticket prices on the secondary market based on data from VividSeats.com is also revealing.

The Brooklyn Nets have the largest increase in price from last season, with a 105 percent jump from their final season in New Jersey.

The Chicago Bulls have the NBA's largest decrease at 27 percent, undoubtedly related to the injury to Derrick Rose.

Despite the departure of Dwight Howard, the Orlando Magic have only had a decrease of four percent. Also noteworthy is that the Houston Rockets have a four percent decrease even though the team seemingly improved their markability with the acquisitions of James Harden and Jeremy Lin.

Atlanta Hawks: 4% Increase
Boston Celtics: 7% Decrease
Brooklyn Nets: 105% Increase
Charlotte Bobcats: 41% Increase
Chicago Bulls: 27% Decrease
Cleveland Cavaliers: 59% Increase
Dallas Mavericks: 7% Decrease
Denver Nuggets: 1% Decrease
Detroit Pistons: 17% Decrease
Golden State Warriors: 8% Increase
Houston Rockets: 4% Decrease
Indiana Pacers: 25% Decrease
Los Angeles Clippers: 16% Increase
Los Angeles Lakers: 21% Increase
Memphis Grizzlies: 1% Increase
Miami Heat: 6% Increase
Milwaukee Bucks: 22% Decrease
Minnesota Timberwolves: 1% Increase
New Orleans Hornets: 99% Increase
New York Knicks: 9% Decrease
Oklanhoma City Thunder: 1% Increase
Orlando Magic: 4% Decrease
Philadelphia 76ers: 7% Decrease
Phoenix Suns: 7% Decrease
Portland Trail Blazers: 13% Increase
Sacramento Kings: 7% Decrease
San Antonio Spurs: 9% Decrease
Toronto Raptors: 12% Decrease
Utah Jazz: 7% Decrease
Washington Wizards: 4% Increase

James Harden set a Houston Rockets record by extending his streak of scoring at least 25 points to 14 games, eclipsing the previous record of 13 held by Moses Malone.

Harden got his 25th point on a free throw with less than a minute remaining in an 88-79 loss to the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night.

Terrel Harris will signed with the Rio Grandy Valley Vipers of the D-League.

The Vipers are the Houston Rockets' owned affiliate.

Harris was waived this week by the Miami Heat.