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Music and basketball go hand in hand, especially for NBA players who listen to songs before games to hype them up. Most of them listen to R&B or hip hop as the beat of those songs are usually fast-paced which easily pumps them up and raises their energy. Recently, three of the league’s biggest stars, LeBron […]

Steve Francis aka ‘Steve Franchise’ was once a high-flying All-Star full of confidence and glad to represent the Houston Rockets. He was once considered an elite guard in the NBA as the face of the city of Houston during his prime years. Recurring knee injuries sidelined him later in his career and eventually forced him […]

The Houston Rockets have renounced the rights to center/forward Donatas Motiejunas after extensive talks between his agent, BJ Armstrong and the front office, GM Daryl Morey announced on Thursday. While Morey did not mention any specific reasons for the change, the move will make Motiejunas an unrestricted free agent, which would allow any team to sign him to […]

The Houston Rockets are currently the hottest team in the NBA and have won nine of their last 10 games including a seven-game winning streak. A lot of credit is given to their All-Star guard James Harden for the success they are enjoying but another player that has stepped up a lot this season is his […]

Sacramento Kings swingman Rudy Gay is bound to find a new place to play come the trade deadline, given of course that team management would like to get some assets in exchange for their wing scorer. Among the teams to have shown interest in the UConn product have been the Indiana Pacers, the Oklahoma City […]

The Houston Rockets facing off against the Brooklyn Nets Monday night had a special story of its own. Coach Mike D’Antoni reunited with Nets coach Kenny Atkinson with Jeremy Lin on the court since the three had worked together in New York back in 2011. It was special for Atkinson because he had earned his first assistant coaching […]

Donatas Motiejunas and the Houston Rockets have taken longer than usual to finalize his deal, to say the least. After news broke out that the team has matched the four year, $35 million offer of the Brooklyn Nets for the 26-year-old Lithuanian international, head coach Mike D’Antoni then admitted that there has been some delay […]

The 1999-2000 NBA Rookie of the Year Steve Francis has gone from rags to riches, and back to rags again after he was recently arrested for a DWI and marijuana possession in Houston. At the time, police in Manatee, Florida, wanted to talk to Francis about a car burglary dating back to June — where Francis […]

The imminent return of Donatas Motiejunas will be put on hold yet again as “some issues” have delayed his return to the Houston Rockets after the team expected him to be available for Saturday night, according to Mark Berman of Fox 26. Motiejunas is fresh off signing a four-year, $35 million contract with Houston after several […]

After the seemingly never-ending tug of war between both sides, the Houston Rockets have signed restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas to a four-year, $35 million deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. Minutes prior to the deal, the team had pulled their previous matching offer and re-negotiated to new terms that would please both […]

The Houston Rockets plan to hold restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas to his current offer sheet of a four-year, $37 million contract indefinitely. The Rockets will hold Donatas Motiejunas to the offer sheet he signed and they matched, rather than returning him to RFA status, per source. — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) December 8, 2016 His agent, BJ Armstrong […]

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) are hard at work trying to complete a new Collective Bargaining Agreement before the December 15 deadline. Each team has a representative that makes himself available at necessary meetings during the process. The Houston Rockets chose Patrick Beverley as a co-representative, and he sounds optimistic early on. […]

The Houston Rockets and restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas are once again at a standstill over contractual matters. After the Lithuanian big man failed to show for his physical, the Rockets had the option of either nixing the contract, rendering him a RFA once again, or waiving the physical which was the more unlikely option. […]

During last summer’s free agency, one of the more coveted players was former Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford. He received a lot of interest from teams before eventually choosing to sign a four-year $113 million deal with the Boston Celtics. When his team visited the Houston Rockets on Monday night, Horford admitted that he really considered playing […]

James Harden and Isaiah Thomas have quite a few similarities. They are both guards who have been named All-Stars, of the same age (27-years-old), and are lefties. Before their team’s matchup on Monday night, the Houston Rockets‘ shooting guard talked about his fellow southpaw and gave him a “weird” compliment. “Lefties are just weird — weirdos. […]

To anyone who’s ever met James Harden, one thing is clear — the man is not lacking confidence. So his choice for MVP early in the season didn’t come as a surprise to Sports Illustrated’s Ben Golliver. “The Beard,” Harden said before making his case. “Look at our record. Obviously the numbers, historic numbers. Just my performance […]

Houston Rockets restricted free-agent Donatas Motiejunas was a no-show for his final physical with the team after they matched a four-year, $37 million offer sheet from the Brooklyn Nets on Monday afternoon, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. This was the final step before both sides put pen to paper and made the […]

The Donatas Motiejunas saga has finally come to an end as the Houston Rockets have matched the Brooklyn Nets’ four-year, $37-million offer sheet he signed on Friday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. The Rockets have released guard Bobby Brown to accommodate the 7-footer into their roster. Houston and Motiejunas have been haggling all […]

Draymond Green doesn’t think he’s the only one who should be in the spotlight for his “unnatural” kicks that have highlighted his game so often. After the Warriors’ loss to the Rockets on Thursday night in double-overtime — a game in which one of Green’s kicks connected with James Harden’s head — Green went on […]

Second-year forward Montrezl Harrell introduced himself to the national TV audience with a thunderous slam over Golden State Warriors forward James Michael McAdoo on Thursday night. The 6-foot-8 power Louisville product took a swift pass from Patrick Beverley after cutting to the lane and rose up for the right-handed tomahawk over the UNC alum. https://vine.co/v/5UP2D0PaH3Q […]

The Brooklyn Nets have signed Houston Rockets restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas to a four-year, $37 million offer sheet, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. The last two years of the deal are non-guaranteed, per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. This deal will include “trigger dates” prior to free agency where the team […]

James Harden is known by NBA fans as “The Beard.” The reason is of course because of the huge fluffed facial hair he sports, but it’s just for looks and nothing more – most of the time. When the Houston Rockets faced the Golden State Warriors Thursday night, Harden completed a tough layup late in the […]

The Houston Rockets came into this season with a renewed confidence, especially after making key additions to their roster and turning over the reins to new coach Mike D’Antoni Their 12-7 record places the Rockets fourth in the tough Western Conference at this point, and following their double-overtime win against title-favorite Golden State Warriors, their […]

Tonight’s matchup between the high-powered Golden State Warriors and the hot three-point shooting Houston Rockets had all the makings of a game that could easily reach the 120’s. As it turns out, the game did, it just took a pair of overtimes to get there. The game featured big plays from superstars, an NBA-record 88 […]

An enthusiastic Brooklyn Nets front office could sign Houston Rockets restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas to an offer sheet as soon as Friday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. A constant uncertainty around Houston’s willingness to agree to a long-term deal with the versatile center has been focused on his recurring back issues. The 26-year-old […]

The Brooklyn Nets are considering signing Houston Rockets restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas to an offer sheet after having him visit their facilities for a physical, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Houston had previously rescinded their latest offer to the Lithuanian international after months of pointless negotiating, given that Motiejunas and his agent insisted […]

There was nothing the Portland Trail Blazers could do to stop a red-hot James Harden on Sunday during the Houston Rockets‘ 130-114 road win. The Beard shredded through four defenders on his way to the cup, finishing with his signature left-handed scoop layup. 38 puntos y 10 asistencias, nuevamente deslumbra James Harden https://t.co/8wGbhv0TCE — Everybody Up […]

The realistic top target for the Washington Wizards this summer was Ryan Anderson. Anderson, who played with the Pelicans last season, ended up signing with the Houston Rockets on a four-year, $80 million deal. But he was reportedly very close to signing with the Wizards. Via CSN MidAtlantic: “Anderson, as CSNmidatlantic.com reported going into free agency July 1, […]

It was only fitting that a fast-paced, volume-shooting Mike D’Antoni-led team like the Houston Rockets would hoist an NBA-record 50 three-pointers in a game Friday night against the Sacramento Kings. The Rockets made 21 of them (42 percent for the game) as super-sub Eric Gordon led the charge, attempting 12 in 29 minutes, while “points […]

After the unofficial Nov 23. internal deadline for the Houston Rockets to sign Donatas Motiejunas passed, the restricted free agent’s future remains uncertain. According to Marc Stein and Calvin Watkins of ESPN, the Rockets pulled out their most recent offer to Motiejunas on Tuesday night, after the Lithuanian big man kept them waiting long enough. […]

The Houston Rockets have reportedly pulled their offer to restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. The team had been hoping to get a deal done with the Lithuanian international before Wednesday’s deadline, which would allow a player to be signed and still be trade-eligible on NBA trade deadline-day on Feb. 23. […]

Former No. 2 overall pick of the 1999 NBA Draft and three-time All-Star Steve Francis has been charged with felony retaliation after prosecutors said he threatened to assault a Houston-area deputy officer during a traffic stop, according to a report by the Associated Press. Court records show the 39-year-old University of Maryland product also faces a […]

On Saturday, the Houston Rockets faced-off against the Utah Jazz in a highly-entertaining matchup which saw the opposing team’s big men go at it from the start. Clint Capela and Rudy Gobert defended each other physically and both men tried to dunk on one another during the match. The two continued with their playful jabs towards […]

One of the players who has started the season on fire is Houston Rockets‘ guard James Harden. He has simply been unstoppable so far by playing incredible basketball night in and night out and has proven that he can thrive even when he had to shift to the point guard position. His averages of 28.7 points, […]

Dante Exum never had a chance. Looking to ice the game, James Harden cooked up an unfair sequence of moves on Exum, ending with a stepback 3-pointer to effectively put the Rockets ahead of the Jazz for good Saturday night. Houston went on to win, 111-102. https://vine.co/v/5tzvWexb2IH Harden has been unreal this season with the […]

During the early minutes of the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, Andre Roberson immediately got the crowd inside Chesapeake Energy Arena all on their feet. After seeing his defender scramble to get back to him on defense in the corner, the 24-year-old Colorado product took advantage of it and drove […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets Wednesday night in a tough matchup that ended 105-103. The NBA acknowledged in their postgame report that there were several incorrect misplaced calls in the final two minutes of the game that benefitted the Thunder en route to the win. The league has remained consistent on its […]

Coming into the night, Oklahoma City was on a four game losing streak. After starting 6-1, the Thunder found themselves sitting at 6-5 and not feeling that great. All of that changed tonight as they beat the Houston Rockets, 105-103. It was not the prettiest offensive finish for Oklahoma City, but it got the job done. The Thunder […]

After only 20 days of action into the young NBA season, the association seems to have taken a turn to favor volume scorers, so much that for the first time in history, there are five players who have scored 300-plus points after their first 10 games of the season. We’ll break them down for you […]