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With the Rockets fan base anxiously awaiting the debut of 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant, it’s officially scary hours in the city of Houston as they try to make their way back into the Playoffs. The Nike lifetime athlete will come into the season rocking his latest Nike KD 18, which was recently featured by Nike […]

Nike Basketball recently unveiled an entire slate of upcoming releases throughout the next year via their Nike SNKRS app. All their most popular performance models, include Kevin Durant’s Nike KD 18, will see a number of unique upcoming releases in terms of their colorways and themes. Up next for Durant, we’ll see yet another homage […]

The Houston Rockets made their most memorable acquisition of recent years after trading for Kevin Durant in what turned out to be a historic seven-team trade. The Rockets added KD to an already stacked roster that finished second in the Western Conference last season. However, Easy Money Sniper has also been prone to injuries in […]

New Houston Rockets duo Ime Udoka and Kevin Durant share a great history of playing against each other. For Udoka, he did this as both a player and coach. Udoka played in the NBA from 2003 to 2011, playing for five teams throughout his career. His last four years in the league intertwined with Durant’s, […]

Dallas Mavericks star Klay Thompson seemed to officially reveal his relationship with popular hip-hop musician Megan Thee Stallion over the weekend. After Thompson was seen in the background of a photo Megan Thee Stallion posted on her Instagram account last week, fans began speculating that they were dating. On Saturday, Thompson shared a picture of […]

The veteran guard for the Houston Rockets, Fred VanVleet, has officially been elected as the new president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), succeeding CJ McCollum, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The announcement was made following the NBPA’s annual summer Board of Player Representatives meeting. VanVleet, 31, will serve a four-year term as the union’s […]

Kevin Durant recently made the headlines, as he’s finally taking his talents to the Houston Rockets after a blockbuster seven-team trade which is the largest trade in NBA history. As Durant continues to search for a championship outside of Golden State, things are looking bleak for him. In fact, the move out of Phoenix is […]

The Houston Rockets entered the 2025 NBA offseason with a clear and ambitious goal: to transform from a promising young core into a legitimate title contender. After years of patient rebuilding, the Rockets’ front office, led by Rafael Stone, made aggressive moves to upgrade key positions. This signals a “go big or go home” mentality. […]

It’s been a long road for 15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant to land back in Texas as the newest member of the Houston Rockets, but the Longhorn alumni always carries his Seattle roots close to his heart no matter the point in his career. Honoring his Rookie season with the SuperSonics, Kevin Durant’s upcoming Nike […]

The Houston Rockets have made massive moves this offseason, notably with their blockbuster signing of Kevin Durant with the simultaneous departure of young star Jalen Green. Still, the Rockets boast a young core of talented players, one of which has emerged as Kentucky standout Guard Reed Sheppard. Clearly, Nike has taken notice and gave Sheppard […]

Newly acquired Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant isn’t taking back what some perceived as a slight to Michael Jordan. On LeBron James and Steve Nash’s ‘Mind the Game’ podcast, Durant said, in regards to the constant commitment of playing professional basketball at an elite level, “Some people say, ‘I wanna go play baseball. And then […]

NBA fans were quick to notice Ime Udoka’s approach towards defending Kevin Durant. The new Houston Rockets star caught wind of this, explaining his perspective. Fans were likely pointing at the 2022 first-round series between Udoka’s Boston Celtics and Durant’s Brooklyn Nets. Udoka’s defensive tactics were excellent as Durant struggled throughout the series. He averaged […]

Earlier this offseason, the Houston Rockets pushed their chips to the center of the table by trading for Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns, giving up a package centered around Jalen Green in the process. The move signaled that the Rockets are all-in on competing for an NBA championship in the near future after finishing […]

Future NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Durant is currently gearing up for his first season with the Houston Rockets after he was traded there from the Phoenix Suns earlier this offseason. Durant has had one of the most impressive comebacks from a major injury in recent sports history, having overcome his 2019 torn Achilles and […]

Recently, the Houston Rockets made arguably the splashiest move of this NBA offseason by trading for former Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant in exchange for a package centered around Jalen Green and draft compensation. The move figures to vault the Rockets onto the short list of teams with a legitimate chance to hoist the Larry […]

Not a lot of people saw it as ‘breaking news’ when ESPN reporter Shams Charania tweeted that the Houston Rockets would be bringing back Jeff Green to play his 18th season. After all, they made huge moves this offseason already. They traded for Kevin Durant, re-signed Fred VanVleet and Jabari Smith Jr. Then to start […]

Following a strong performance last season, the Houston Rockets made sure to make bold moves in the offseason to build on their momentum heading into the next campaign. The Rockets made arguably the biggest splash this summer by acquiring Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a historic seven-team trade. Despite being the second seed, […]

Ahead of a reunion with his former assistant coach during his time with the Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets All-Star Kevin Durant commended his head coach, Ime Udoka. As the player and coach prepare for their reunion after the Phoenix Suns traded Durant to the Rockets this summer, Houston is now considered a title contender with […]

Kevin Durant is about to enter his 19th season in the league with a fresh start, landing with the Houston Rockets via a blockbuster trade that involved seven teams. The Rockets won 52 games this past season and was the two-seed in the Western Conference, and they added a future Hall of Famer who still […]

The Houston Rockets are feeling optimistic after acquiring Kevin Durant in a seven-team trade. On social media, the Rockets posted a hype video of Durant, setting the tone for what they expect to be a memorable season. But NBA insider Tim MacMahon is taking that optimism a step further. On Tuesday, he told ESPN that […]

With Kevin Durant joining the Houston Rockets after his stint with the Phoenix Suns, there’s no doubt that he has cemented himself as one of the players that a lot of people look up to. As the Kevin Durant trade has emerged into a seven-team deal, the star also provides some much-needed advice for such […]

Newly acquired Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant opened up about his time with the Brooklyn Nets and former head coach Steve Nash, calling the chaotic circumstances surrounding their tenure “bulls**t” during a recent episode of the Mind the Game podcast with Nash and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. Durant, who played under Nash from […]

Kevin Durant will enter a new phase of his career with the Houston Rockets once the NBA season tips off. His new team already feels like they’ve acquired a premier talent that will allow them to make a legitimate NBA Finals run. The Rockets’ social media team recently posted a transformation video in anticipation of […]

The Houston Rockets are playing the long game, and doing it with precision. This NBA Free Agency, the Rockets made headlines by extending forward Jabari Smith Jr. on a five-year, $122 million rookie-scale deal. But what’s turning heads isn’t just the amount, it’s the structure. The deal starts at $23.64 million in Year 1, dips […]

The Houston Rockets are going to be one of the teams to watch for next season. The trade for Kevin Durant could potentially put them over the top as the best team in the Western Conference next season. Rockets’ general manager Rafael Stone recently spoke to the media about Durant. “Kevin impacts the game on […]

The massive seven-team trade headlined by the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets was finalized on Sunday after a complex review of all the moving pieces. With this, fast-rising guard Jalen Green is officially headed to the Suns as part of the package offered by the Rockets to land star forward Kevin Durant. There were […]

To say the Houston Rockets had a strong offseason is a major understatement. The Rockets transformed themselves into a legitimate contender with the trade for Kevin Durant. Not only that, but the Rockets had a strong NBA free agency period as well with the signing of Dorian Finney-Smith as well as bringing back veterans Aaron […]

The Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns agreed upon a deal on June 22 that sent Kevin Durant to the Rockets. The trade in and of itself was massive, but it was just one of many transactions across the league over the early days of the offseason. The blockbuster trade wasn’t eligible to be made official […]

After making their seven-team trade for Kevin Durant official, Rockets GM Rafael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka addressed the move for Durant in a press release. The Rockets announced that they have acquired Durant and will reunite with Clint Capela via a seven-team trade with the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los […]

After a tumultuous 2024-25 season, Kevin Durant is on the move once again. The Phoenix Suns honored their star scorer’s wish to be traded, sending him to the Houston Rockets as a part of a seven-team trade that will shake up the landscape in the Western Conference. In return for Durant, the Suns got Jalen […]

The Houston Rockets have officially finalized what is an NBA-record seven-team trade deal that most prominently sees Kevin Durant arrive from the Phoenix Suns. Durant becomes the centerpiece on the trade deal that now also involves the likes of the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Minnesota Timberwolves, in addition […]

In their latest move of an active offseason, the Houston Rockets traded guard Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon. While the move was somewhat surprising, the Rockets reportedly attempted to include Whitmore in their trade deal with the Phoenix Suns to acquire Kevin Durant. Whitmore, 20, is undeniably an asset, but the […]

The 2025 NBA offseason is going full steam ahead. The 2025 NBA Draft is in the rearview mirror and free agency is in full swing. New reporting on the Cam Whitmore trade reveals why the Rockets traded him to the Wizards over other landing spots. Houston traded forward Cam Whitmore to Washington in exchange for […]

The Washington Wizards have been active so far this offseason. Washington general manager Will Dawkins sent Jordan Poole to the New Orleans Pelicans on June 24 to kick things off. Now, the Wizards welcome former Houston Rockets forward Cam Whitmore to their team in exchange for two 2nd-round picks, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The […]

To say that the Houston Rockets have had anything less than an A-plus offseason thus far would be a lie. Fresh off their first playoff appearance since 2020, the Rockets sense that their contending window is wide open and took advantage of it accordingly, trading for Kevin Durant to remedy their halfcourt scoring woes, and […]

The 2024-25 season for the Houston Rockets cannot be considered as anything other than a success, even if they did fall short in the playoffs yet again to their archrival Golden State Warriors. They finally saw their rebuild begin to bear fruit in the form of a 52-win season, and these Rockets aren’t going anywhere, […]

The Houston Rockets shook up the NBA world with arguably the biggest move of the offseason when they agreed to trade for Kevin Durant. While the complete framework of the trade is reportedly still being worked on, there’s no question the Rockets improved. The Rockets continued to add to the roster this week with an […]

The Houston Rockets are feeling the vibes of a successful offseason … and we are less than two weeks into it. After trading for Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns, the Rockets re-signed key pieces and added more depth to a deep roster. The Rockets ended last season as the No. 2 seed but did […]

For years, NBA legends Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley were not on the best of terms. That was even the case when they were teammates on the Houston Rockets. During the strike-shortened 1999 season, Pippen and Barkley were on the same team. Clyde Drexler had retired, and Pippen was brought in to fill that void. […]