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Tilman Fertitta faces reality of NBA rules on guest stars for his TV show

A camera crew from Tilman Fertitta's reality television program "The Billion Dollar Buyer" followed him around Toyota Center as he was introduced as Rockets owner. Signs even warned that anyone entering certain areas of Toyota Center could be on the show.

Rockets stars James Harden and Chris Paul, however, will not be featured, though Fertitta would love to have them.

"The Billion Dollar Buyer is a set deal," he said. "Everything is a scene. But incidents that happen in real time you roll into it. Just like the floor will be rolled into shows of 'The Billion Dollar Buyer,' the acquisition of the Rockets will be rolled into 'The Billion Dollar Buyer.