Agent: Free agent Markieff Morris cleared to return; Rockets, Lakers, Raptors interested in his services

Free-agent forward Markieff Morris has been cleared to play after recovering from a neck injury and has garnered interest from the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors, his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, told Yahoo Sports. Morris has been sidelined since Dec. 26 after being diagnosed with transient cervical neurapraxia. On Monday, he sought a second opinion from renowned spine specialist Dr. Robert Watkins of Los Angeles and was cleared to resume full basketball activities.