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Rafer Alston	#12 \| Guard \| Houston Rockets

Height: 6-2 Weight: 170 Born: 1976-7-24, New York, New York

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December 6, 2004
Rafer Alston will return to the starting lineup tonight after being benched Saturday for getting a technical foul in the previous game, according to the Toronto Star.

December 5, 2004
Rafer Alston hinted on Friday night that he might be taking some time off, but he changed his tune on Saturday. "I'm not a guy who is going to quit," Alston said.

December 4, 2004
Rafer Alston was benched by Raptors coach Sam Mitchell in the third quarter on Friday after over-reacting to a foul call. Alston drew a technical for throwing the ball downcourt. Mitchell said after the game that Alston would not start on Saturday, but a clearly distraught Alston indicated he might be taking some time off. "It's tough right now for me," he said. "I'm going to talk to Sam and (general manager Rob Babcock). I think it's time. I'm tired of getting into it with my teammates and my coaches. I don't know if I'm a good fit for this team and I don't know if I'm a good fit for this league. I'm going to take some time off. I might not even play the rest of the season."

November 28, 2004
A day after being benched for most of the second half, Rafer Alston played 36 minutes and had eight points and eight assists.

November 28, 2004
Rafer Alston played just 18 minutes on Saturday night and not at all in the fourth quarter. The Toronto Star reports that the Alston had a heated conversation with head coach Sam Mitchell at halftime.

July 7, 2004
Free agent Rafer Alston signed a six-year contract with the Raptors that is reportedly worth up to $30 million, according to the AP. He averaged 10.2 points and 4.5 assists, while shooting 37.1 percent from 3-point range last season.

July 7, 2004
Rafer Alston has reached a verbal agreement on a six-year, $29 million deal with the Raptors, according to ESPN's Marc Stein.

May 1, 2004
Rafer Alston was ejected from Friday's game after receiving his second technical foul in the third quarter.

January 2, 2004
Rafer Alston will likely start at point guard for the Heat if Dwayne Wade is forced to miss any time with his wrist injury, according to the Miami Herald.

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