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The Houston Rockets formally introduced Stephen Silas as their new coach in a press conference on Thursday. New Rockets general manager Rafael Stone heaped praises on Silas, especially his preparedness and professionalism. Per Ben DuBose of USA Today, Stone shared his impressions of Silas during his application interview and what led the team to eventually […]

The Houston Rockets have already undergone a significant shift in culture with former head coach Mike D’Antoni and president Daryl Morey stepping down. Rafael Stone will essentially fill the void left by Morey in the basketball operations department, while former Dallas Mavericks head coach Stephen Silas takes over for D’Antoni as head coach. The new […]

On Tuesday a report came out that Philadelphia 76ers expected to be interested in and pursue James Harden. The rumor shouldn’t come as a surprise given that former Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey is now in charge of basketball operations in Philly. Of course Morey would want to try and reunite with a player he […]

James Harden had some names in mind on who could replace Mike D’Antoni as the head coach of the Houston Rockets. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, Harden endorsed Tyronn Lue and John Lucas as the next head coach of the Rockets. After another postseason that ended in Houston falling short of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are said to have a strong interest in acquiring eight-time All-Star James Harden by way of a trade with the Houston Rockets. This isn’t that surprising for the Sixers, but there is just one problem: the Rockets are not interested. According to report from Shams Charania of Stadium, the Rockets are an […]

Clyde Drexler is widely considered as one of the greatest players in Portland Trail Blazers history. This is exactly why it came as a bit of a surprise when he forced a move away from Portland towards the latter part of his career, orchestrating a trade to the Houston Rockets. In a recent appearance on […]

Stephen Silas wasn’t too confident that he’ll land the Houston Rockets head coaching job. His father Paul — a former NBA coach himself — shared his son’s story of self-doubt. But like a doting father that he is, the elder Silas assured his son that he will get the job. Per Jonathan Feigen of the […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden and Washington Wizards point guard John Wall recently played in a pick-up game as the two All-Stars try to stay active during the NBA offseason. Harden, who has led the NBA in scoring three years in a row, hit an absurd one-legged 3-pointer against Wall. Take a look at […]

Houston Rockets star point guard Russell Westbrook and his family had an adorable Halloween celebration in sunny Los Angeles. Take a look at Westbrook, his wife and three kids as they scour for some candy. .@russwest44 and his family's costume game is on point 💯 pic.twitter.com/SLKCGD061I — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 31, 2020 This […]

The Houston Rockets recently named Stephen Silas their next head coach, surprising some people in the NBA circles. Despite the doubts surrounding him, Paul Silas—Stephen’s father and former head coach—said his son is more than qualified for the Houston job, per FOX 26’s Mark Berman. Paul Silas on son Stephen named #Rockets head coach: “He […]

Everyone thinks they’re the next Steph Curry from deep. That being said, Mike D’Antoni should get more credit — or blame, depending on your perspective — for the 3-point crazy in today’s NBA and lower leagues. Relatively good news for the Brooklyn Nets, as former Mike D disciple Steve Nash brought him onto staff on […]

Did Houston Rockets superstars James Harden and Russell Westbrook not want to play for Jeff Van Gundy? While nothing is certain, Tim MacMahon of ESPN says Harden and Westbrook didn’t really buy in to Van Gundy replacing Mike D’Antoni as the Rockets’ head coach. Via Real GM: “Van Gundy, I don’t know if there was […]

After yet another disappointing end to their season and the departures of Mike D’Antoni and Daryl Morey, it’s only natural to wonder whether the Houston Rockets have any intention of blowing things up and trading James Harden. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has said publicly there’s no interest in doing so, but sometimes what’s said publicly […]

New Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas could bring Nate McMillan and Jeff Hornacek to Houston as his assistants, per Mark Berman of Fox 26 in Houston. McMillan was fired by the Pacers after the 2020 playoffs ended, while Hornacek last coached for the New York Knicks. NBA source confirms Nate McMillan, former head coach […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic took to social media to react to the news that Mavs assistant Stephen Silas is leaving the organization to become the next head coach of the Houston Rockets. well deserved!!👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/yWHWzsSc6A — Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) October 28, 2020 Luka Doncic is clearly happy for Stephen Silas, who is finally getting […]

Dallas Mavericks assistant Stephen Silas is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the Houston Rockets, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Mike D’Antoni decided not to come back to the Rockets after his contract expired. Dallas Mavericks assistant Stephen Silas is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the […]

Eric Gordon knows the Houston Rockets have been under fire after another disappointing exit in the playoffs this year. Former MVP James Harden failed to rally his troops once again and compete for an NBA title and a lot of experts have been weighing in on a potential rebuild before the 2020-2021 season begins. But, […]

James Harden is obsessed with basketball and he’s become a superstar with the Houston Rockets. His obsession with basketball seemingly began in high school when Harden’s mom said he threw a ball at a girl who took a liking to the shooting guard. “He got in trouble one time in junior high, he threw a […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov, the undefeated UFC lightweight champion, is widely considered as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. As it turns out, however, he needs some fine-tuning in his basketball game. Based on the clip below, he isn’t exactly horrible, but he seems to have had too many pointers from Houston Rockets […]

Kawhi Leonard will likely spend out the rest of his contract, if not his career, with the Los Angeles Clippers. After spending some discombobulated time with the San Antonio Spurs and becoming a one-time hero with the Toronto Raptors, he’s possibly begun to plant his final roots in LA as he continues to try and […]

In a recent installment of the mystery that is Danuel House Jr., the Houston Rockets swingman posted a video a month after his unexpected exit from the NBA’s bubble in Orlando. House, who was sporting a new do and a clean shave, posted a 13-second video on social media and went on to ramble, do […]

If there’s one thing NBA players are extra proud of aside from their individual awards, it’s their sneakers. In recent years, guys like PJ Tucker and DeMar DeRozan have been showing off their so-called shoe game more and more. They regularly post pictures on Instagram or make videos. Tucker is widely known in the NBA […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta says stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook won’t get traded this offseason. The Rockets, who lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2020 playoffs, need a new head coach after Mike D’Antoni decided not to come back. General manager Daryl Morey also stepped down from […]

Former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey formally bade goodbye to the city, the franchise, and its fans after 14 years of service with a full-page ad in a newspaper, as posted on his Twitter account. Thank You 🚀 pic.twitter.com/oMlRwq2z8i — Daryl Morey 🗽🏀 (@dmorey) October 18, 2020 Morey previously came from Boston to Houston […]

Former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey may have only stepped down from his position a few days ago, but he made up his mind right after the Rockets were eliminated from the 2020 NBA Playoffs held in the Orlando bubble. Despite his intentions, Morey still participated in the Rockets’ current head coaching search over […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta believes former general manager Daryl Morey will return to the NBA and do so with an established team on the east coast, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN . “He had always said, ‘I’m not going to be here forever,’ and, ‘At some point, I might want to go back […]

The Houston Rockets attempted to complete a trade with Oklahoma City for backup center Nerlens Noel during last season’s trade deadline, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Having traded away starting center Clint Capela earlier in the year, the Rockets committed to an extreme version of the smaller lineups that have grown popular around the league, […]

Following another disappointing season, the Houston Rockets are already seeing a ton of changes this off-season. Both coach Mike D’Antoni and general manager Daryl Morey decided to move on from their respective posts. With that, questions rose about whether this current iteration of the Rockets, headlined by James Harden and Russell Westbrook, will stick this […]

What the future holds for the Houston Rockets is anyone’s guess. They’ve been bounced out of the second round of the NBA playoffs in back-to-back seasons, are yet to win the Western Conference with James Harden at the helm, and are without a head coach and general manager. One way or another there will be […]

Judging by Daryl Morey’s heavily diminished role with the Houston Rockets organization over the last few weeks, his decision to step down from his general manager post was not sudden at all. Morey, himself, admitted that his choice was premeditated, which started the moment the Rockets got eliminated by eventual champs Los Angeles Lakers in […]

If you search Russell Westbrook on Google, you won’t recognize the Houston Rockets point guard. That’s because for some reason, Google has oddly replaced Westbrook’s photo with someone else. 2020 has been a crazy year, so why not have a random person be Brodie? Maybe the guy is also named Russell Westbrook and has done […]

Though China’s state broadcaster for the NBA has moved past the comments of the Houston Rockets former general Daryl Morey, the CCTV made sure that they got their message across shortly after his resigning. On Friday, the CCTV forewarned of any opposing views that went against the well-being of China and its citizens. “We reiterate […]

The Houston Rockets organization is falling apart in front of our eyes. Mike D’Antoni has left, Daryl Morey is leaving, and the Russell Westbrook trade has left them tapped out of assets for improvement. Houston is still in search of a head coach and several names have been brought up and a few have even […]

The Houston Rockets aren’t afraid of shaking things up to make sure they compete for a championship in the upcoming NBA season. The Rockets seem to be a piece away for a few seasons now as they approach James Harden’s ninth season in H-Town, they might have to throw everything including the kitchen sink to […]

It’s a sad day for the Houston Rockets organization. Longtime scout Brent “B.J” Johnson tragically passed away on Thursday evening after a fatal motorbike accident. Johnson was 65. In his time in the league, Johnson was widely respected by his peers and had a knack of being well-liked by almost anyone he encounters. He was […]

The future of veteran big man Serge Ibaka with the Toronto Raptors seems bleak at this point. So much so, that the incoming free agent just erased all Raptors-related information from his social media bio. Here’s a screenshot of Ibaka’s new profile: https://twitter.com/Hou5ton4L/status/1316444832261341186 In this day and age, I guess one of the first ways […]

It’s been a little more than a year since a tweet by Daryl Morey hampered the relationship between the NBA and China. And fresh off his departure as the Houston Rockets’ general manager, Morey as well as team owner Tilman Fertitta remained mum on the controversy. In a report by Sopan Deb and Marc Stein […]

Lu Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder did a splendid job at defending Houston Rockets star guard James Harden in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. In a recent interview, the incoming second-year man revealed that Chris Paul shared some intel on how to defend Harden. Dort joined the TSN 690 crew where […]

The real reason the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook is because owner Tilman Fertitta thought Paul’s contract “was the worst he’d ever seen in business or sports,” according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. The Rockets signed Paul to a massive five-year, $159.7 million maximum contract in the […]