HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets guard Bonzi Wells will sit out the rest of the season and his future with the team is uncertain.

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Wells was fined and placed on the inactive list after he didn't show up for Monday's game in Seattle, the team said. Rockets spokesman Bob Schranz said Wednesday that Wells would not be activated again this season.

The Rockets have four regular-season games remaining, starting with Wednesday's game in Portland, and have clinched a playoff berth.

Wells' agent, Bill Duffy, did not immediately return a phone message.

Wells did not join the team for its pregame walkthrough on Monday morning and wasn't in the arena before the game. He had played in the two previous games after being on the inactive list for over a month.

The 6-foot-5 Wells averaged 7.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 28 games. His deactivation ends a tumultuous first season in Houston.

Wells signed a two-year, $4.4 million contract on Oct. 2, but his problems began almost immediately. He missed most of training camp with various injuries and was inactive for 18 of Houston's first 20 games. Houston coach Jeff Van Gundy later admitted that he and Wells weren't getting along.

Wells returned in mid-December, but he was in and out of the lineup all season with back and foot injuries.

He was inactive for 18 games before coming back and scoring four points in last Friday's home loss to Portland. He played briefly in Sacramento against his former team and was taunted by fans for turning down the Kings' offer to keep him last offseason.

When he didn't show up in Seattle on Monday, Wells left a voice message for Rockets athletic trainer Keith Jones saying he felt he was disrupting the chemistry of the team.

The absence is the latest turn in a career marked by suspensions and clashes with two of his previous coaches -- Maurice Cheeks in Portland and Mike Fratello in Memphis. Van Gundy recently said he initially had problems with Wells' attitude but that things had improved.

How do you not show up for a game? That is crazy. All you have to do is go sit on the damn bench and STFU. This guy is supposed to be playing for his next contract and he is shooting himself in the foot. He really screwed himself when he walked away from that $30 mill the Kings offered him last summer. Wells will be lucky to get the veteran minimum next year.

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