FERTITTA HAS NO PLANS TO SELL ROCKETS

Rockets' owner Tilman Fertitta -- a billionaire restaurant, hotel and casino businessman – says he has no plans to sell the team.

Fertitta furloughed 45,000 employees and borrowed $300 million at 13 percent interest to help brace for the economic downturn.

The Rockets have not been affected like Landry's or Golden Nugget casinos, where Fertitta is reportedly losing more than $2 million a day.

But in NBA circles, Fertitta is who executives, agents and fellow owners point to as the one who could face the most financial trouble.

Feritta furloughed nearly 75 percent of his workforce before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott partially reopened the state to allow businesses to operate at 25-percent capacity.

The Rockets' payroll is $130 million, which is 13th in the NBA.

Fertitta insists the Rockets have no financial problem, despite issues elsewhere.