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Tracy McGrady headlines the class of 2017 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, which were announced today. The two-time scoring champ gets in along with former Bulls executive Jerry Krause, who passed away in March, and NBA and ABA star George McGinnis. Also selected were Kansas head coach Bill Self, former women’s star Rebecca Lobo, Notre […]

James Harden will uphold his promise of playing until he can’t, unrelentingly choosing to keep playing through a sore wrist tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers, making this his 75th consecutive game of the 2016-17 season. “It will get better but if I keep banging on it and keep falling on it then it’s going […]

The Houston Rockets just made history on Thursday night. As time was winding down in the first quarter of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers, James Harden knocked down a three-pointer to cut into their deficit. However, it wasn’t just any ordinary one as it allowed them to break the single season record for […]

Shaquille O’Neal knows who deserves to win the MVP award this season. While many believe James Harden is the favorite to win it, the Hall-of-Famer made it known that he thinks Russell Westbrook should be leading the race at this point of the season. .@SHAQ has a message for Westbrook's critics. 👀 pic.twitter.com/LQ2gaURRVw — NBA on […]

What does it mean to be the Most Valuable Player? Going by its bare definition, it is a thing that is of great worth or something extremely useful or important. While there are many different concepts and opinions of what it really means to be an MVP and who it should be this season, one […]

In matchup of two of the top teams in the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 113-106 on Tuesday night. But while his team was the victors of the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr was quite impressed with the Rockets, who have been sensational all season long due in large part […]

With the regular season down to its final weeks, the talk about the MVP award continues to heat up. The two favorites to win it are James Harden and Russell Westbrook, who many couldn’t help but compare these days. When asked who he thinks showed more potential during their college days, Steve Kerr admitted that […]

James Harden is having an incredible year and what many consider is one for the ages. On Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors, he was able to add on to his historic season. By finishing the game with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, the Houston Rockets guard became the first player in […]

James Harden couldn’t be any more proud of having played every one of the Houston Rockets‘ 73 games so far this season. With 51 wins in the bag and nine games remaining, The Beard emphasized just how much consistency and durability should factor into the MVP race. “Yeah, (it matters) because you’re not leaving your […]

Kobe Bryant is widely regarded as the one of the best to ever play the game. That being said, it’s not easy to impress him because of his sheer greatness and talent. However, he recently revealed who among the current stars in the league he enjoys watching. The five-time champion named Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Russell Westbrook, […]

The BIG3 has signed former players Steve Francis, Kendall Gill, Donte Greene, Jumaine Jones, Ronald Murray, Joe Smith, DeShawn Stevenson, Mike Sweetney and Hakim Warrick to their player draft pool, according to the league’s official release. Francis is perhaps the most notable name in the list, having played five seasons for the Houston Rockets before two short […]

A leading candidate for the MVP award, James Harden is having one of the best seasons of his career and has his Houston Rockets third in the Western Conference. Harden has really stepped up his play this season and is averaging 29.4 points, 11.3 assists (which leads the league) and eight rebounds. He is also […]

The NBA’s issue with players resting based on coaching decision has continued to be a much talked about topic the past few weeks. Players, coaches and members of the league office have not been shy to voice their opinions, as it has been a truly controversial concern. The latest to speak his mind is Houston Rockets […]

Throughout the season, many have debated on who should be named the NBA’s MVP. Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook have emerged as the favorites to win the highest individual honor as they are both having incredible seasons. While the opinions of fans have continued to be […]

Following a high-octane 137-125 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Houston Rockets‘ Twitter account would not have mercy on Russell Westbrook, who led all players in points (39), rebounds (11), and assists (13), recording his 36th triple-double of the season. With Westbrook likely to finish the year as the first player to average a […]

Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson will miss the next two weeks due to a right ankle sprain, head coach Mike D’Antoni told reporters Sunday morning. Anderson suffered the injury during Friday night’s battle with New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins, stepping on his foot while wrestling for position. Boogie had previously accused Anderson of constantly […]

With just a few weeks left in the regular season, the MVP discussion and debate is nearing an end and for the first time in awhile, there is currently no clear-cut winner. The two frontrunners are without question James Harden and Russell Westbrook, while LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard each have strong cases to be […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden believes he’s made a case for being this season’s Most Valuable Player, but with 10 games left in the schedule, he’s doing the most to not let that ambition cloud his judgment. When asked if he was deserving of the award, Harden was succinct in his response. “I think so, […]

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins was involved in a very physical battle with Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson in Friday night’s 117-107 loss. The big man was in the middle of two reviewable plays that ended in common fouls but thought the game became chippy because of the way the officials chose to handle it, […]

Already with one of the best offenses in the league, the Houston Rockets made a surprising move by upgrading their offense even more when they acquired Lou Williams at February’s trade deadline. Williams is a dynamic scorer and has fit seamlessly with the Rockets, averaging 14.5 points on 39.2 percent shooting and 36.8 percent from […]

Despite their already unprecedented success this season, the Houston Rockets look to make another mark in NBA history as they chase one of the most difficult records in the league. With their final two back-to-back sets scheduled on March 31 and April 10, the Rockets have a chance to match the best all-time record for […]

The Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to eight games on Sunday with a road win against the Toronto Raptors led by James Harden‘s 40 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. However, his performance was more than just notching his 10th triple-double of the season. Harden also committed 10 turnovers which made him the first […]

After spending his first four years in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Corey Brewer never experienced what being in the playoffs was like while his team consistently finished an the bottom half of the Western Conference. Losing had a big effect on him and anyone in his situation would’ve wanted to be in a […]

The Houston Rockets are definitely peaking at the right time. After their first meeting against the Oklahoma City Thunder in early December, the Rockets were ranked 28th in defensive rating but have managed to win a lot of games mostly due to their high-octane offense led by the league’s fourth leading scorer, James Harden. Only […]

The NBA has named Washington Wizards point guard John Wall and Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden as its Players of the Month for games played in December. .@JohnWall and @JHarden13 have been named the NBA's Players of the Month for December. — Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) January 3, 2017 Wall averaged 24.5 points, 10.7 assists, and […]

The 2016-2017 season started with a lot of players having incredible performances and teams wanting to show their dominance early on. Russell Westbrook is currently on pace to replicate Oscar Robertson‘s feat 55 years ago of averaging a triple-double throughout the regular season while James Harden is having his best season yet with career-highs in rebounds and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have won the Donatas Motiejunas sweepstakes, agreeing to a $600,000 contract for the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is a pro-rated veteran minimum salary and much less than the four-year, $37 million deal originally offered by the Brooklyn Nets and consequently matched by the Houston Rockets. […]

James Harden has put himself among the franchise’s all-time greats after a 23-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist outing during a 101-91 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday, becoming the first Houston Rocket to record three straight triple-doubles. The Beard struggled from the field after a mind-blowing performance to close out the year, shooting only 6-of-24 from […]

James Harden closed out the year in a way no other athlete had ever wrapped a New Year’s Eve before. The Houston Rockets‘ all-around guard put up a historic stat line with 53 points, 17 assists, and 16 rebounds in a 129-122 high-scoring win over a depleted New York Knicks team. With a couple of nights to […]

John Wall of the Washington Wizards and James Harden of the Houston Rockets have been named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively. Wall dished out a season-high 16 assists in the Wizards’ Dec. 26 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, and averaged 24.3 points, 13 assists, and 2.7 steals in three games. Wall led Washington to a 3-0 […]

James Harden is currently playing the best basketball of his career and has been on a tear since the season started. With averages of 28.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 12.0 assists and 1.4 steals, it does not come as a surprise that he is one of the early favorites to win the MVP award this year […]

The New York Knicks found themselves on the receiving end of James Harden’s historic 53-point, 16-rebound, 17-assist effort on Saturday night, losing the game, 122-129. It was a mesmerizing display of game-long brilliance mostly because of how effortless Harden achieved the monster line. As usual, the projected West All-Star starter did a lot of damage […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are inching closer to a one-year deal with unrestricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas, reportedly worth $1.1 million, expecting the deal to be closed within Monday or Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. The Pelicans have waived forward Reggie Williams to make room for the 7-footer. Williams, a seven-year veteran has averaged […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden saved his best performance for the last day of the year, torching the New York Knicks for 53 points, 17 assists, and 16 rebounds on Saturday night to give his team a 129-122 victory. Despite the numbers being downright comical, it puts Harden in the company of one of the greatest […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is not sweating the triangle offense (or whatever is left of it) after Saturday night’s 129-122 victory over the New York Knicks. “If the triangle hit me upside the head, I wouldn’t know what it was,” D’Antoni told Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News prior to the […]

It says something about a player’s performance when his opponents immediately start praising him after it. That’s how ridiculous James Harden’s New Year’s Eve was against the New York Knicks. Harden made history with 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds, becoming the first player ever with 50 points, 15 assists and 15 rebounds in […]

James Harden pieced together a New Year’s Eve fireworks show at the expense of the New York Knicks and opened a new chapter in the record books. The Houston Rockets defeated the Knicks 122-129, but the show was all about Harden. Just one night after joining the eight-man 30-10-10-5 club, Harden became the very first […]

Mike D’Antoni‘s official conversion of James Harden as the Houston Rockets “points guard” could very well be the start of a conversation of his place among the league’s elite at the position. Prior to Friday night’s game between the Rockets and the L.A. Clippers, both coaches chimed in their thoughts about each other’s floor generals. “They […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden put up another otherworldly performance Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Rockets blew out the Clippers 140-116 thanks in large part to the cooking bearded point guard. Harden finished the game scoring 30 points (15 FGA), 13 rebounds, and 10 assists, along with 5 steals doing things […]