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During an interview with Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report, San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan spoke about the protest he, Houston Rockets superstar point guard Russell Westbrook and rapper Kendrick Lamar attended in Compton, California. DeRozan says he saw a black man get beat up by Compton police officers and immediately called his high […]

Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook has been making a considerable amount of noise of late with regards to the social issues that have gripped the nation. Recently, the former MVP winner provided some advice for people — especially the kids — who have decided to fight for what they believe in. According to Westbrook, one […]

Houston Rockets superstar point guard Russell Westbrook is a father to three beautiful children. With that said, the former MVP admitted on Saturday that one of the reasons he’s been so active in instilling change in America is because he doesn’t want his kids to grow up fearing the police. Russell Westbrook: “I don't want […]

The Houston Rockets are in win-now mode with James Harden and Russell Westbrook in the middle of their primes. With their superstar backcourt both above 30, their championship window may be on borrowed time. Currently sitting at sixth in the Western Conference, it’s arguable that they are slowly slipping away from the upper echelon of […]

The Houston Rockets lost a bit of steam prior to the suspension of the 2019-20 campaign, but general manager Daryl Morey believes his team is still primed to win it all once the season resumes on July 30. The 47-year-old outspoken executive appeared on FOX Sports’ First Things First on Friday and made his thoughts […]

The Houston Rockets are reportedly looking to sign free agent guard Tyler Johnson to bolster their All-Star backcourt featuring former NBA MVPs Russell Westbrook and James Harden. Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reported that the Rockets, along with the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, are interested in inking the 6-foot-3 combo guard […]

Given everything that has been going on in the nation today, there is no denying that this year’s Juneteenth holiday is going to be the most relevant it has ever been in decades. According to reports, Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook intends to take part in the commemoration of the holiday in Tulsa. Yahoo Sports […]

Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers has provided us with a preview of what type of game plan his team intends to operate under once the season finally returns. Speaking to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, Rivers started by explaining how one of, if not the most important thing for the Rockets will be moving the […]

It appears Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and his family have some deep, deep mob ties. Fertitta, who bought the Rockets in 2017 for $2.2 billion, is apparently a fourth-generation member of a mafia family. Henry Abbott of TrueHoop has more and you can read his entire article to get all the full details about […]

Much like any other team in the NBA, the Houston Rockets have their fair share of intense rivalries throughout the league. Our list here today dates all the way back to the 1980s, and also includes a more dated rivalry in the 2010s. Without further adieu, here are the Rockets’ four most hated rivals. Boston […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni will be in Orlando, Florida coaching his team at the “bubble” games. Per Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe of ESPN, D’Antoni, 69, has received clearance to coach the Rockets in the Orlando restart. Older coaches such as D’Antoni are at further risk of contracting COVID-19. There are still a […]

The Houston Rockets will face some real questions once the 2019-20 NBA season restarts on July 30. Mired in the sixth spot in the West, the Rockets can jockey for position or even slide to the seventh spot if they’re not careful during the remaining eight games of the regular season. These are the three […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will head to Orlando as the team to beat in the Western Conference. LeBron James and company were firing on all cylinders before the COVID-19 pandemic put everything on hold in this country back in March. The consensus as of right now is they’ll be tough to stop during the NBA […]

Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in NBA history — included in anybody’s top 10 or 15. Turns out, The Dream puts current Rockets star James Harden in the same echelon of all-time greats. Olajuwon heaped some tremendous praise on the 2018 MVP, who has taken his scoring to […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is very confident about his team’s chances of winning the 2020 NBA title. In fact, Fertitta said that the Rockets’ eight-man rotation leaves him speechless sometimes because it’s so good. .@TilmanJFertitta: "We have as good as chance as anybody…You have Russ and James, who want this, and P.J., and Eric […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden understands the risks of playing basketball again at the bubble games in Orlando, Florida. The former MVP, however, is willing to do “whatever it takes” to make the games at Walt Disney World safe for everyone, per Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Iko also reports that Rockets star point guard […]

Coaches like Mike D’Antoni and Brett Brown will be fighting for their coaching lives in this truncated resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season. The Houston Rockets coach has his team in sixth place in the West while Brown, who has coached the Sixers for the past six seasons, is in a mirror scenario in the […]

At this point, the Los Angeles Lakers appear to be the frontrunners to sign DeMarcus Cousins in the coming days/weeks. After all, they were the last team the 29-year-old was affiliated with before he suffered an unfortunate ACL tear prior to the start of the 2019-20 season. Rumors have been rife about the Lakers looking […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets is without a doubt one of the most gifted basketball players we’ve ever seen. Year in and year out, the man known as “The Beard” is a perennial threat for the scoring title with his combination of stepback 3-pointers and elite penetrating ability. Unfortunately, one of the downsides of […]

The 1994-95 Houston Rockets are still the lowest-seeded team to win an NBA title. On the 25th anniversary of their championship, the Rockets announced they are auctioning off a host of commemorative items: https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/1272235335230140422 Some of these items include an autographed photo of both Rockets legend and Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon and fellow […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving has made headlines this week for his opposition to the NBA’s plan to resume the season in the coming weeks in Orlando. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Irving sites the ongoing racial injustice in the country for why he feels uncomfortable with returning to play. Irving even […]

Led by MVPs James Harden and Russell Westbrook, the Houston Rockets were in sixth place in the Western Conference standings before the 2019-20 season got suspended. The team had 40 wins and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the final game before Rudy Gobert’s positive COVID-19 test. Rust is clearly going to be a factor for […]

The NBA’s decision to resume the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World comes with plenty of contingencies. Among them is the possibility of asking coaches aged 60 or older to keep their distance from players, including in games. That proposal hasn’t sat well with some of the oldest and most respected coaches in the league, […]

Houston Rockets superstar Russell Westbrook is widening his horizons by trying his hand at producing a documentary. As confirmed by production company Blackfin, the one-time NBA MVP will spearhead a project about the infamous 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Russell Westbrook’s docuseries is expected to be released around the 100th anniversary of the gruesome […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey knows all too well how his team has fallen short of its desired goal of an NBA title. James Harden, a former MVP and the league’s reigning leading scorer has yet to reach the NBA Finals in a Rockets uniform after last being at that stage in his third […]

Mike D’Antoni and the Houston Rockets’ small-ball experiment was the talk of the NBA back in February. Houston traded center Clint Capela to the Atlanta Hawks as part of a four-team deal that netted them former Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Robert Covington. The move was not only intended to create even more spacing for D’Antoni’s perimeter-centric […]

While some players and coaches are concerned about the absence of fans in the NBA’s return in July, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni wonders whether it might be a blessing in disguise. D’Antoni stated his belief that some players might actually perform better without fans in the seats, adding there are guys who could […]

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook helped lead the protest against racial injustice in Compton, California. Westbrook, who was born in Long Beach, CA, told protesters “Protect your team. Protect your family. In times like this we need to stick together.” He also asked for a moment of silence. .@russwest44 spoke at a protest in Compton. […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is explicitly standing up for his once-embattled general manager with regards to the latter’s controversial tweet about supporting the Hong Kong protests last year. In a Q&A with Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, Fertitta had this to say about his thoughts on Morey’s previous tweet, which was actually deleted […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets is one of the best players in the NBA, and according to his head coach Mike D’Antoni, once the NBA returns to action in July, Harden will be ready for the challenge: “Probably the worst thing you can do is take basketball away from him. He has used this […]

James Harden’s Houston Rockets jersey will one day be immortalized high above the rafters of the Toyota Center. However, although he is still an active player at the moment, it looks like his number 13 has already been commemorated outside the basketball court. In a hilarious revelation by Mal (real name Jamil Clay) in the […]

With the 2019-20 NBA campaign on the verge of returning, the usual suspects still remain the favorites to win a championship: the two Los Angeles teams and the Milwaukee Bucks. While there are obvious reasons as to why the Clippers, Lakers and Bucks are the top dogs, there are other clubs who could end up […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has been hit hard by the recent chain of events stemming from the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American who died of asphyxia after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck. Floyd’s death opened the floodgates to nationwide protests in search of racial equality and eliminating police brutality […]

Houston Rockets swingman Robert Covington has fired back at the protesters that decided to vandalize both public and private properties as part of their protesting efforts. Covington took to social media to denounce the act of vandalism while also explaining why he believes that it is not the proper avenue to voice out one’s grievances. […]

The Houston Rockets brass has been in trouble for speaking out on social issues before, particularly when GM Daryl Morey expressed support to Hong Kong protesters last year. Still, team owner Tilman Fertitta claims that the Rockets will not remain silent amid the country-wide protests following the unjust killing of George Floyd. Appearing on CNBC’s […]

Houston Rockets swingman Thabo Sefolosha spoke to the Associated Press in the wake of George Floyd’s death on Monday in Minneapolis. Sefolosha said he was “horrified” by the video which showed a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck, with Floyd complaining about the inability to breathe. The incident has also brought back some scary personal […]

The Houston Rockets have been home to some of the best players in NBA history. That’s why the franchise has retired six jersey numbers. It will be seven whenever superstar shooting guard James Harden decides to end his Hall of Fame career. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at the legendary Houston players […]

The world was introduced to “Skinny” James Harden last week when the eight-time All-Star shooting guard for the Houston Rockets emerged from COVID-19 lockdown as a new man — or at least a scraggly looking man appearing to drop several pounds. Now, according to Harden’s former teammate on the Oklahoma City Thunder, retired NBA center-turned-ESPN […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks doesn’t think Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls would have beaten the Houston Rockets if the two teams played in the 1994 NBA Finals. Jordan retired before the start of the 1993-94 season to go play baseball. This was after MJ won three straight rings with the Bulls. Brooks […]