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The Houston Rockets traded one Kansas power forward and traded for another in a separate move. The Sacramento Kings sent rookie Thomas Robinson, guard Francisco Garcia, and forward Tyler Honeycutt to the Rockets in exchange for forward Patrick Patterson, guard Toney Douglas, center Cole Aldrich and $1 million on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been made public. USA Today Sports

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Jason Jones: T-Rob was scheduled to appear at Bella Bru in Natomas today at 6pm. Twitter @mr_jasonjones

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Sam Amick: Someone pointed out that cash should always be listed first and capitalized when it comes to Kings deals - CASH ($1 million to be exact). Twitter @sam_amick

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Sacramento has traded forward Thomas Robinson to the Houston Rockets, league source tells Y Sports. Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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Adrian Wojnarowski: The Rockets will send Patrick Patterson, Cole Aldrich and Toney Douglas to the Kings for Thomas Robinson, sources tell Y! Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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Sam Amick: Kings send T. Robinson, F. Garcia, T. Honeycutt to Houston for Toney Douglas, Cole Aldrich, Patrick Patterson & cash, USAT has learned. Twitter @sam_amick

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Jason Jones: Kings are still waiting on trade call to send Thomas Robinson to HOU. Patrick Patterson, Cole Aldrich, cash also to Sac for Cisco, Honeycutt Twitter @mr_jasonjones

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Jon Santiago: Thomas Robinson said he made too wide of a turn, which caused him to lose control of his car. Said he wasn't driving too fast. #NBAKings Twitter @itsjonsantiago

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Damage to the car: "It’s not that bad, the car’s not totaled but I messed the bottom part of my bumper up. I probably busted something in the engine but I’m not sure. I’m breathing, I really don’t care too much about the car." Sulia

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Thomas Robinson was involved in a car accident after Monday night’s Sacramento Kings win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Sleep Train Arena. The accident occurred at the intersection of Del Paso Blvd. and Broadgate Dr. when Robinson apparently drove his white Porsche Panamera over a concrete divide at speeds that are unknown at this time. The vehicle, which faced the wrong way in the turn lane following the accident, sustained major damage according to various eyewitness reports. Cowbell Kingdom

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Thomas Robinson: Appreciate everyones support im fine tho nothing seroius !! Goodnight #teamfoe Twitter

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According to three people with knowledge of the situation who spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, part of the reason the Kings drafted forward Thomas Robinson fifth overall out of Kansas in June instead of Rookie of the Year frontrunner and Weber State point guard Damian Lillard (who went sixth to Portland) was because of internal doubt about ownership's ability or willingness to pony up for restricted free agent forward Jason Thompson. USA Today Sports

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After finding out the news about his teammate, rookie Thomas Robinson adhered to his coach’s message. “I think (my reaction) was pretty much, ‘We have to work and stay together as a team, come out and have a good practice,” said No. 0. Forward James Johnson echoed a similar sentiment. “I just know we have to get stronger as a team and we have to start to trust each other a lot more,” he said. “We’re going to have some guys step up, including myself, to be able to win games.” The Kings Blog

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Jason Jones: T-Rob on if the was told why he dind't play in 1st half: "I don’t know. I don’t ask him for anything really anyways." Twitter @mr_jasonjones

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Scott Howard-Cooper: Kings have shown Thomas Robinson clips of #Nuggets Kenneth Faried as PF to emulate. Nice compliment for No. 22 pick with 70 games as a pro. Twitter @SHowardCooper

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There was a slight admission of vulnerability, but Thomas Robinson caught himself. "I'm not the best finisher right now," he said. "Well, I won't say that. I'm not finishing the way I can right now." Sacramento Bee

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The Kings' only rookie continues to be reminded that his NBA education is an ongoing process. After some early struggles, Thomas Robinson – selected fifth in the NBA draft after being projected to go as high as No. 2 – realized he needed to re-evaluate his approach. "My rookie season's not going exactly as I envisioned it, but I'm just trying to work my way out of it," Robinson said. "Trying to get back to where I want to be." When studying film, coach Keith Smart showed Robinson instances where he wasn't running the court as hard as he could, a must for a player who might be the most athletic on the roster. Smart also showed him film of other NBA players he could model his play after. "Once I got to the league, I figured I don't need to watch tape of guys in the league … " Robinson said. "Now I realize I still need to; I still need to study other people. There's nothing wrong with studying film of guys (who are) better than you because there's a lot of bigs that are obviously better than me in this league." Sacramento Bee

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Thomas Robinson: "I'm not going to stop being a tough player. I'm not going to continue to elbow people either. ...But you know, I'm not going to take that (aggressiveness) away, that's just who I am as a player. And like I said, that was out of character. There's such thing as going too far and I went too far. So I'm still going to continue to be aggressive but I won't be doing anything illegal. I did it this far without being illegal, so I know how to do it." Sulia

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The leader of the group – the massive, wide-bodied Mahorn – was in Sleep Train Arena, calling the game for Pistons radio, and he thought Robinson went over the edge. "That was dirty," Mahorn said Thursday when reached on his cellphone. "We all have mental lapses, but you don't take your frustration out in a way that will hurt somebody. I didn't have the physical gifts or the flight of a Dominique Wilkins. I used my body and my width to position. I would use my big (butt) to clear some room. "But we never tried to bust somebody in the mouth. You don't hit somebody in the face. You don't want to be that guy, because now everything he does is going to be looked at. The referees remember." Sacramento Bee

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Sacramento Kings rookie Thomas Robinson will experience his share of first experiences this season, but serving a two game suspension didn't figure to be one of them. The NBA announced today that Robinson will be suspended without pay following an incident last night at Sleep Train Arena against the Detroit Pistons. news10.net

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