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The NBA stars aligned for a friendly matchup in Cardiff, Wales prior to Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus, according to BBC. New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and Denver Nuggets big man Juan Hernangomez lined up for the Real Madrid squad, managed by former club great Emilio Butragueno, while centers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, prior to the trade deadline in February, dealt veteran guard Lou Williams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Corey Brewer and a 2017 first-round draft pick. The decision to trade Williams was viewed as a move to help put the Lakers in a better position to retain their 2017 top-five […]

Houston Rockets forward Sam Dekker might not have gotten the rock many times early in the season, but he scored big time in the offseason, as his girlfriend, Atlanta Hawks sideline reporter Olivia Harlan, announced their engagement over Instagram. Harlan is the daughter of the renowned NBA and NFL play-by-play commentator Kevin Harlan. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUmujqKBuj-/ The two […]

Former Houston Rockets guard and current Inside the NBA co-host Kenny Smith surprised many when he made a bold statement and claimed that his 1994 team would’ve beaten that year’s Chicago Bulls even with Michael Jordan playing with them. Upon finding out Smith’s comments, Scottie Pippen responded on The Jump on Tuesday by reminding him […]

Kenny Smith, who is now a co-host of Inside the NBA, was part of the back-to-back championship winning Houston Rockets team of the 1990s. Together with Hakeem Olajuwon, Robert Horry, and Sam Cassell, the team was able to win the title in 1994 and 1995, during the time Michael Jordan first retired. However, the outspoken former point […]

In the NBA, like any other professional sport, injuries come with the territory of competition with varying degrees of injuries. It has become the center of attention for the San Antonio Spurs with Kawhi Leonard unable to play in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors due to a sprained left […]

The NBA has named Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat, Mike D’Antoni of the Houston Rockets, and Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs as the finalists for the Coach of the Year award, as announced on Inside the NBA on TNT. Spoelstra seemed mired in a rebuilding season, losing the first 30 games of the team’s […]

Houston Rockets sharpshooter Eric Gordon, former Los Angeles Laker, then Rockets guard Lou Williams, and Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala have been named as the finalists for the Sixth Man of the Year award. “Splash” Gordon has been one of the best stories of the season, shedding the reputation of an injury-prone talent and […]

The most awaited individual piece of hardware, the Most Valuable Player award will be disputed between Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook, Houston Rockets ‘points guard’ James Harden, and San Antonio Spurs two-way wing Kawhi Leonard, the crew of Inside The NBA on TNT announced on Friday night. Westbrook had one of the most impressive […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had their fair share of troubles through the years. They’ve always had underachieving teams despite possessing plenty of talent, and in recent years were sold due to owner Donald Sterling‘s racist antics, which may have been a good thing in the end. For years after being considered in the shadow […]

The curse of Lil B has been well documented in the NBA. Kevin Durant was the first notable NBA superstar to receive the curse back in 2011, for claiming he didn’t know who the California-based rapper was. More recently, the based God bestowed his wretched curse on another former Oklahoma City Thunder player — Houston Rockets […]

The son of one of the most iconic NBA legends, named like his father, Moses Malone Jr, has reportedly sued Houston Rockets star James Harden. Malone Jr. filed a suit alleging “Harden paid a group of people $20,000 in cash to attack and rob Malone at V-Live strip club last year,” according to Isiah Carey of Fox […]

Despite being in the early days of their offseason, Mike D’Antoni is already planning on the adjustments he’ll have to do to turn the Houston Rockets into championship material next season. The veteran head coach talked about the need for his squad to be a top-10 defensive team to make them better, via Jonathan Feigen of the Houston […]

What happens when the greatest beard in the NBA meets another random great beard? If you’re James Harden, you can’t help but to get a good kick out of it, as he did at the Compound nightclub in Atlanta when someone in the crowd pointed out their uncanny bushy-bearded resemblance. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUDm0eHlqOW/ Harden and his beard […]

The most iconic play of the Rockets–Spurs series has now been recreated in a claymation video, sporting a James Harden figure that is ready to snipe out San Antonio with a three-pointer in traffic, before cagey veteran Manu Ginobili comes from behind to swat his attempt away and give the Spurs a 3-2 lead in the series. Check […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Donatas Motiejunas was the subject of a number of headlines recently when it was reported that he was suing his former team, the Houston Rockets, over the matched offer he received from them during last year’s free agency. The 26-year-old Lithuanian international was given a four-year, $37 million deal by […]

It is very understandable that the Houston Rockets are still feeling the sting of their disappointing end to the season. Only a few days after they were eliminated at home by the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals series, Trevor Ariza is left to reflect on why they weren’t able […]

The Houston Rockets suffered a humiliating loss at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs when the final buzzer sounded in Game 6. However, that wasn’t the only problem for the Rockets who were already faced with the challenge of motivating fans to arrive at home games on time. Their first attempt at this was to offer beer […]

Still fresh from their disappointing end to the season following their blowout loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, Mike D’Antoni is already thinking of what adjustments to make in the next campaign. The Houston Rockets head coach shared that he feels James Harden can still play at an even higher level next year, […]

Following his poor performance in Game 6 of their second round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, James Harden has received a lot of criticisms for failing to step up for his team when they needed him the most. The Twitterverse had a field day as they did not hold back in letting their thoughts […]

His lone year with the Houston Rockets did not end in ideal fashion, no thanks to the season-ending injury he suffered in the Western Conference Semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs. But Nene is hoping that this would not be his last with the team. Speaking with reporters Friday, the Brazilian big man expressed his […]

It doesn’t get much more embarrassing for James Harden and the Rockets than their 39-point defeat at the hands of the Spurs in Game 6 of their conference semifinals matchup last night. Harden had one of his worst games of the season too despite the Spurs being without their own MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard. To […]

Mike D’Antoni was lost for words after the Houston Rockets‘ disappointing loss against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. In what was their biggest game of the season, his team had a very poor game and was eliminated in a blowout, 114-75. After the match, the veteran head coach was asked how he felt following […]

The Houston Rockets came in to the Toyota Center on Thursday with their backs against the wall, and knew that they had to play with a lot of urgency to force a winner-take-all Game 7. However, it was the San Antonio Spurs who came out like a house on fire and took a huge lead […]

Stephen A. Smith has always been animated when he shares his views and opinion on-air about different sports topics. On Thursday night, he had to discuss James Harden‘s poor performance in Game 6 of their second round series against the San Antonio Spurs. The veteran sports show host gave a history of games where Harden also […]

The odds looked to be in the Houston Rockets‘ favor hours before Game 6 of their second-round matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. After all, they were playing on their home court, Kawhi Leonard wasn’t going to play due to an injury, and the same can be said of Tony Parker who is out for the rest of […]

A master at getting defenders to foul him, Houston Rockets All-Star shooting guard James Harden averaged 10.9 free-throws per game during the regular season, which was third overall in the entire NBA. During the playoffs, Harden is still averaging 10.9 free-throws on a nightly basis and is shooting a stellar 89 percent from the charity stripe. […]

With Mike D’Antoni having the privilege to coach one of best players in the league today, James Harden, it gives him a deeper understanding of how great his skills are, compared to other people who are on the outside looking in. He has seen everyday how he has improved his playmaking skills, especially with this […]

Kawhi Leonard’s status tonight for the Spurs’ Game 6 vs. the Rockets is officially questionable and a game-time decision. Leonard of course believes he will play and the way he arrived to shootaround makes it appear that will be the case as well. Leonard reportedly walked into shootaround earlier today without a brace and without […]

The Houston Rockets won’t be pleased with the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report for their Game 5 loss on Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. With only 1:24 left in overtime, James Harden made his way to the basket in an attempt to stretch the Rockets’ lead to three points. It did not turn out […]

After being named head coach of the Houston Rockets, Mike D’Antoni was impressed with the lineup of the team that he had to work with. With the amount of shooters he had on hand, he knew they will fit his style of play and could blossom in his system. However, one player who left a […]

Wanting the Toyota Center to be loud and animated for Game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, the Houston Rockets reached out to native Houstonian rapper Travis Scott to design their fan t-shirt. All fans attending Game 6 will get Scott’s t-shirt, which has the Rockets’ playoff slogan, “Run as One” in his […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been in the top two of the Western Conference for several years in a row, but what has frustrated head coach Gregg Popovich the most about his team this season are their lapses in focus and utter reliance on their multi-dimensional star Kawhi Leonard. The bench unit had the chance […]

Even after five years have past, it still remains a mystery why Mike D’Antoni left the New York Knicks‘ head coaching job in 2012. Many speculated he was unhappy with the team’s top brass, while others believed it was because of his rough relationship with Carmelo Anthony. The former NBA Coach of the Year has recently […]

Manu Ginobili has one of his best performances in recent memory on Tuesday night, becoming the San Antonio Spurs‘ savior down the stretch and blocking James Harden from behind in a potential game-tying three-point attempt as the game clock expired. The 39-year-old read the time to perfection, jumping in anticipation and waiting for Harden to raise […]

The San Antonio Spurs posted a very gutsy performance on Tuesday night to win Game 5 of their second-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets. Even with Manu Ginobili‘s vintage game, what turned out to be the biggest story of the night was the ankle injury Kawhi Leonard suffered. It was early in the fourth […]

He may be 39 years old, but against the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their second-round series on Tuesday, San Antonio Spurs veteran guard Manu Ginobili looked like a younger version of himself. Well, at least for one play that is. It was quite the play though. Driving down the lane and through Houston’s […]

Something extremely rare happened in Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. There was an air balled dunk. Sounds shocking right? Well it should be even more so since the player who air balled the dunk was Spurs All-Star Kawhi Leonard. Leonard was wide open too but some just completely […]

In an attempt to compensate for the loss of their backup center, Nene, the Houston Rockets will make some changes to their starting lineup. The adjustments will be made in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinals matchup against the San Antonio Spurs, as the team announced that Eric Gordon will start in place of […]