The man known as "Skip to my Lou" .....from his AND ONE basketball exploits ..... is in trouble with the law again. Rafer "Skip to my Lou" Alston was arrested early Monday morning in New York after being charged with stabbing a man at a Manhattan nightclub. The Cops showed up early Monday morning after a ruckus broke out in the club. Police arrested Alston on felony assault charges after the alleged brawl. A criminal complaint alleges that amid the chaos that morning ...... Alston used a knife to slash a man at the club in the neck. The Queens native has a January 3rd court date scheduled, which might work out schedule-wise because the Rockets play in Boston the night before and they are off the 3rd of January. Of course ... Alston may not even be with the team at that point.

Alston .... who averaged 13.3 points a game last year ...... was expected to return as the Rockets starting point guard again in 2007-2008 for at least the first portion of the season. Despite the plethora of point guards on the team ...... Alston was expected to play a major role. The Rockets now have Alston, Steve Francis, Mike James, rookie Aaron Brooks .... plus John Lucas III all at the point guard position. Lucas was considered the odd man out .....but now that Alston has had problems off the court (twice in the past three weeks) .... his stock with the team is falling fast. Three weeks ago Alston was accused of grabbing a parking attendant's arm, shaking him and spitting on him after Alston's vehicle was towed from a lot here in Houston. The attendant said Alston parked illegally and didn't pay. Alston was charged with misdemeanor assault and public intoxication. The Rockets .... who have to be embarrassed about this ........will not comment on camera about this latest incident ..... but they will release a statement on the Alston situation ...... later today.

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