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The NBA’s trade deadline is one week away, and rumors are running amok. The Houston Rockets are one of the teams said to be active in trade talks, though reports say they have no concrete plan yet. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, a source revealed that the Rockets “have been as involved […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts wore a pair of Kobe’s in their game against the Houston Rockets in honor of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Kobe, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others perished in a helicopter crash on Sunday in Calabasas, California. They were heading to the Mamba […]

After securing a victory Monday without three of their key players, the Houston Rockets are expected to get back both James Harden and Clint Capela for Wednesday’s contest against the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA source: James Harden and Clint Capela expected to play tonight. — Mark Berman (@MarkBerman_) January 29, 2020 Harden had missed the […]

Last March, Houston Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook — then with the Oklahoma City Thunder — got into a shouting match with a spectator in the front row of a Utah Jazz game. Westbrook claimed after the game that the heckler, Shane Keisel’s remarks were derogatory and racially motivated. Westbrook claimed that Kiesel told him […]

The NBA has added Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers as the late game for a doubleheader on ESPN that will be kicked off by the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicledetailed the changes to the schedule: Rockets game Friday against the Mavericks moved up […]

Damian Lillard still vividly remembers his battles with Russell Westbrook, including his most recent one on Jan. 15 when his Portland Trail Blazers took on Westbrook’s new team, the Houston Rockets. Nearly a year ago, it was Lillard who crushed Westbrook’s playoff hopes with a dagger 3-pointer to send him home, along with the rest […]

The Houston Rockets were fazed with a difficult proposition, scheduled to play back-to-back games in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s sudden death on Sunday morning. Mike D’Antoni’s squad had to lace them up only minutes after Bryant, 41, was confirmed dead at the scene, with no time to reschedule or postpone their game against the […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden and center Clint Capela are both questionable to play in Wednesday’s showdown against the Portland Trailblazers. According to the team’s injury report, Harden has a bruised left thigh and Capela has a right heel contusion. Both players were out in Monday’s surprising 126-117 win over the Utah Jazz. Harden has […]

James Harden has missed the Houston Rockets’ last two contests. However, The Beard should be ready to go in their upcoming game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night: Rockets optimistic James Harden will be ready to play in Portland on Wednesday, source said. — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) January 28, 2020 Harden sat out […]

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon feasted against the Utah Jazz on a night when James Harden and Russell Westbrook sat out, scoring a career-high 50 points in a 126-117 win that now has them in a virtual tie with the Dallas Mavericks. He became the first Rockets player besides Harden to score 50 points in […]

The Houston Rockets will be without superstar guard James Harden for the second consecutive game on Monday when they take on the Utah Jazz. Harden is out due to a left thigh contusion, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN: James Harden will not tonight vs. Jazz, per source. — Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 28, 2020 […]

The basketball world is reeling from the tragic loss of former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant following a fatal helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday morning. The news, which was first reported by TMZ, circulated shortly before tip-off of Sunday afternoon’s game between the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. In […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden will not play in Sunday’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets. He’ll be doubtful to play in Monday’s game against the Utah Jazz according to the team’s injury report. Harden suffered a left thigh contusion injury in Friday’s win over the Timberwolves. Teammate Russell Westbrook will also be sitting on Monday’s […]

Michael Jordan doesn’t dish out compliments often, which is why his recent comments on Houston Rockets tar James Harden came as a surprise. Jordan, who is known as the greatest player of all time, spoke with Roderick Boone of The Athletic on Zion Williamson, the Charlotte Hornets in Paris and James Harden’s scoring ability. While […]

The Houston Rockets may be without their star shooting guard in their next game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, James Harden is listed as questionable with a bruised left thigh. Rockets guard James Harden is listed as questionable to play against the Nuggets with a bruised […]

With the continuous struggles of James Harden, the Houston Rockets leaned on Russell Westbrook to mitigate The Beard’s seemingly never-ending shooting woes. Westbrook scored a season-high 45 points to lead the Rockets to a 131-124 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Westbrook’s 45-piece became the most points scored by a guard without attempting a single three-pointer […]

Rockets shooting guard James Harden was still not able to overcome his scoring slump in tonight’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fortunately for Houston, they had another stellar scorer in Russell Westbrook as the former MVP carried his team to a 131-124 win Friday night in Minneapolis’ Target Center. Seemingly to remind doubters of his […]

Houston Rockets superstar Russell Westbrook’s love-hate relationship with opposing fans continued on Friday night during his team’s visit to the Target Center to face the Minnesota Timberwolves. With 38.6 ticks remaining in the first half, Westbrook alerted security and was pointing to a supposed heckling fan sitting courtside. The fan in question was not thrown […]

The Houston Rockets have prioritized a potential wing player acquisition before the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. General manager Daryl Morey is known for always being active looking to make moves to upgrade the roster, and this deadline is expected to be no different. The Rockets are continuing […]

PJ Tucker and the Houston Rockets have decided to table discussions about an extension until the offseason, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Tucker is making $8,349,039 this season. PJ Tucker, an essential forward for these Rockets, has dealt with a stinger in his right shoulder since Jan. 11. He has the 2020-21 season […]

The Houston Rockets have been struggling of late. While they did defeat the Denver Nuggets by a score of 121-105 on Wednesday night, the Rockets had lost four games in a row prior to that win, with two of the losses coming by double figures. Houston is a rock-solid 27-16 on the season, but it’s […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Robert Covington has received trade interest from the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, according to Ben Cohen of The Wall Street Journal. The Timberwolves are expected to drive a hard bargain for Covington, who is a sound two-way player. Minnesota acquired Covington from the Sixers in the Jimmy Butler […]

Houston Rockets star shooting guard James Harden has had a strange season, with the former MVP sometimes looking like a scoring dynamo and other times shooting his team out of games. Harden has six games with 16 missed 3-pointers in the past calendar year for the Rockets. The only other player to miss 16 triples […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker hasn’t been shooting a ton as of late. As he made public Tuesday, it appears there’s a reason for that, noting he has been dealing with “nerve damage” in his right shoulder after initially suffering an injury on Jan. 11. However, the Rockets veteran is going to soldier on despite […]

The Houston Rockets lost yet another game, this time dropping another lead against the Oklahoma City Thunder during a 112-107 defeat on Monday night. This marks the fourth consecutive loss for a team that is out of sorts and out of answers. Head coach Mike D’Antoni noted as much, pointing to how the misery is […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is still getting his usual numbers on offense, but he has been wildly inefficient during their dreadful four-game slump. Harden hit a new low in the Rockets’ 107-112 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday at the Toyota Center. The 6-foot-5 guard finished with 29 points, nine boards and […]

Russell Westbrook seems to have a positive outlook after the Houston Rockets suffered its fourth straight loss on Monday.   In Monday’s 112-107 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Westbrook finished off with a 32 point triple-double. He became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against every team in the NBA. […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets is leading the NBA in scoring this season. But on Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the former MVP produced an ugly stat line of 29 points on 9-of-29 shooting. That included a hideous 1-of-17 from beyond the three-point line. After the game, Harden was seen getting some shots […]

Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets is seemingly synonymous with triple-doubles at this point in his storied NBA career. On Monday, he achieved a singular feat that only one other player in NBA history has accomplished. Westbrook became the second player ever to produce a triple-double against every NBA franchise. Russell Westbrook has triple-double No. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Steven Adams won’t return against the Houston Rockets due to a sprained ankle injury. The veteran big man injured his left ankle on this hard foul by the Rockets’ Clint Capela. The injury occurred on an attempted rebound by Capela. Capela ended up falling on Adams with his full body weight, […]

The Houston Rockets have yet again indulged in their usual regular-season rut, now losers of three straight games after coming up short against the Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Clint Capela vows that should change soon, even as the Rockets have lost four of their last five games and dropped […]

The Houston Rockets are currently on a three-game slump and are slowly descending in the Western Conference standings. But former MVP James Harden believes that ‘tough times don’t last long.’ Sooner or later, the team will get its mojo back. Per Mark Berman of Fox 26, Harden downplayed concerns on their losing streak. He noted […]

Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler does not think that the Houston Rockets‘ offensive system is amenable to the wishes of players around the league. Butler had some criticisms of Mike D’Antoni’s up-tempo style, suggesting that most of the players on the Rockets’ roster are merely floor-spacers meant to open up the floor for James Harden. […]

Former head coach Stan Van Gundy is not very impressed with the Houston Rockets. Van Gundy stated he believes the Rockets are merely the sixth-best team in the Western Conference, suggesting up-and-comers like the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz look better than them at this point in the season (via Phil C of The Basketball […]

According to head coach Mike D’Antoni, the Houston Rockets are in a “good spot.” Following the Rockets’ 124-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, D’Antoni did a little bit of damage control. That would be because Houston lost their third straight game. Perhaps most disheartening was the fact that the Lakers did it without Anthony […]

The Houston Rockets seemed to be in control for much of Saturday night’s marquee matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Houston led by six at the half, with Russell Westbrook putting on a show in the first quarter. However, the Lakers were not to be denied. Los Angeles outscored the Rockets 32-17 in the third […]

The Houston Rockets, coached by Mike D’Antoni, have been uncharacteristically slumping in their last three games, absorbing their third straight defeat on Saturday versus the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center. Speaking to reporters after the 115-124 loss they received at home, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni addressed the team’s recent tough stretch, where […]

The Houston Rockets fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 124-115. The team struggled to beat LeBron James in spite of James Harden’s efforts to move heaven and earth. However, it’s a good consolation for The Beard that one of the best players to ever set foot on the hardwood just put him on the pedestal […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden continues his ascent up the NBA’s all-time career 3-pointers list, moving to the seventh spot on Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center. “The Beard” took over Jamal Crawford’s seventh spot after nailing his 2,221st career 3-pointer. Up next on the list for the one-time MVP is […]