Kevin McHale has agreed to become the next coach of the Houston Rockets. McHale's hire was originally reported on Friday. The TNT analyst confirmed that he had agreed to take the position on NBA TV's pregame show before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. "Doing the TV has been fantastic," McHale told NBA.com Tuesday. "But this was a chance. It came up, I talked to them. I was a little uncertain whether I was going to jump in with both feet -- I wanted it to be the right situation -- but after spending time with them, I felt this is a good situation to get involved in." According to NBA.com, McHale will sign a three-year contract with an option for a fourth year. The former Boston Celtics star expects to be introduced as coach Friday in Houston, the website said. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6613323
