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The Houston Rockets have gotten off to a rough start to the 2025-26 NBA season, currently sitting at 0-2 after their recent home loss to the Detroit Pistons. Kevin Durant has had no problems integrating to his new threads, but the Rockets’ lack of a true point guard has been a glaring issue thus far […]

Brooklyn Nets rookie Egor Demin will be sidelined for Monday’s matchup with the Houston Rockets. Following Sunday’s 118-107 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Nets ruled out the No. 8 pick for the season’s first back-to-back due to left plantar fascia tear injury management. Demin missed a large chunk of the training camp and […]

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duran may be in good standing with the organization. However, that isn’t the case with Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson. That was on full display on Friday when Duren was kicked out off the game for getting into a fight with Thompson. The fracas led a referee to say on repeat, […]

In the days leading up to the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, many teams and front-office personnel were involved in negotiations with players from the 2022 NBA Draft class. Many players, such as Dyson Daniels, Christian Braun, Bennedict Mathurin, and Tari Eason, found themselves entering the final years of their respective rookie contracts and […]

The NBA officially returned to NBC on Tuesday night to kick off the 2025-26 NBA season. With the NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors, opening night was a highly anticipated event for the NBA, which made its return to NBC for the […]

After the Houston Rockets lost a double-overtime season-opening thriller — 125-124 — to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Fred VanVleet went into coach mode. VanVleet tore his ACL during an offseason mini-camp and is expected to miss the entire regular season. Still, without physically partaking in all of the action, he made his presence […]

The NBA Opener had some drama as the Houston Rockets’ Kevin Durant called a timeout when the team had none remaining. But the referees did not see the gesture. Now, an L2M report admits to missing the call. After securing the rebound, Durant (HOU) signals for a timeout, the report noted. But it is not […]

On Tuesday evening, the Houston Rockets dropped to 0-1 on the young 2025-26 NBA season with a heartbreaking 125-124 double overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in what was a thrilling game. The contest marked the first regular season game for Kevin Durant in a Rockets uniform, and he played relatively well, although he […]

Thrust into the largest role of his young NBA career, Reed Sheppard showed that he was not ready for it in the Houston Rockets’ season-opening loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Tuesday, Sheppard, who has become the sixth man and first true guard off the bench for Houston following Fred VanVleet’s ACL injury last […]

On Tuesday evening, the Houston Rockets dropped to 0-1 on the young 2025 NBA season with a brutal double overtime road loss against the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. This was a wild contest, but ultimately, a foul from Kevin Durant on league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with less than three seconds to go spelled […]

The Houston Rockets took a big gamble with their opening game starting lineup. Ime Udoka ran out a starting unit featuring four 6-foot-11 players and a 6-foot-7 point guard. Steven Adams and Alperen Sengun have both spent most of their careers at the five, and even Jabari Smith Jr. has typically been looked at as […]

Nearly a decade after his controversial exit from Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant once again found himself at the center of attention inside Paycom Center on Tuesday night. Making his Houston Rockets debut in the 2025-26 season opener, the 37-year-old superstar received a loud chorus of boos from Thunder fans who have yet to forgive him […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 of his 35 points after halftime to lead his team to a dramatic 125-124 double-overtime win against the Houston Rockets. In a game where the Rockets, who led for most of the night, built a 12-point third-quarter lead, Gilgeous-Alexander’s jump shot sent the game […]

Kevin Durant lost in his debut for the Houston Rockets after they fell short against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-124, in double overtime at Paycom Center on Tuesday. Alperen Sengun gave the Rockets the lead, 124-123, in the second extension with only 11 seconds left after getting an assist from Durant. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, however, was […]

The Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder wasted no time getting back in the swing of things this NBA season, as the two Western Conference contenders played a double-overtime classic on opening night. In the end, it was the defensive champion Thunder coming away with a hard-fought 125-124 victory after a back-and-forth affair that […]

The Houston Rockets lost a tough one against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-124, in double overtime at Paycom Center on Tuesday to open the new season on a nail-biting note. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander coolly sank two free throws with only 2.3 seconds left in the second extension to win the game for the Thunder. The Rockets […]

In a poetic matchup between the past and present of the Oklahoma City Thunder down the stretch of Tuesday night’s game against the visiting Houston Rockets, it was the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player who came out on top. With the Thunder trailing the Rockets by a point with under 10 seconds left in the […]

The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder got the NBA season started off with an instant classic on Tuesday night, with the Thunder coming away with a dramatic 125-124 win in double overtime. The Thunder were getting their feet wet after a long playoff run that culminated in an NBA Championship, while the Rockets were […]

All eyes were on Kevin Durant as he made his much-anticipated debut for the Houston Rockets, who took on the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on Tuesday. It was an early challenge for the two-time Finals MVP, who was traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Rockets in the offseason. It is also worth […]

With the score tied at 115 in overtime, the Houston Rockets faced the herculean task of forcing a miss from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the dying seconds of the game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, after all, was still on the court and was coming off an incredible fourth quarter in which he made the game-tying basket […]

Kevin Durant remains one of the most reviled figures in Oklahoma City for the way he left the Thunder in free agency back in 2016. Now, the Thunder’s championship triumph has softened some of the heartbreak that has lingered from Durant’s departure. But whenever Durant visits Paycom Center, like he did for his official debut […]

The newest chapter in Kevin Durant’s legendary NBA career has finally begun Tuesday night. The shiny new Houston Rockets weapon is making his mark in his debut for them against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, at Paycom Center. Durant’s first bucket as a Rocket happened just a little over two minutes into the […]

More than nine years ago, Kevin Durant shockingly signed with the Golden State Warriors, leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for the franchise that sent him and his teammates home the previous season after overcoming a 3-1 deficit. The move sent a dagger through an entire fan base and ultimately forced people to watch their squad’s […]

Ahead of Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Opening Night matchup against the Houston Rockets, who inked future Hall of Fame forward Kevin Durant during the offseason, making them instant title contenders. After finishing with the second-best record in the Western Conference last season (52-30), the Rockets made arguably the biggest signing in free […]

As the Golden State Warriors prepare to open the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, a recent column from the San Francisco Chronicle has sparked debate after appearing to reference former Warriors star and current Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant in comparison to Jimmy Butler III. In her latest piece, […]

As the Houston Rockets prepare to open the 2025-26 NBA season Tuesday night against the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder, former NBA star DeMarcus Cousins shared a bold outlook for veteran forward Kevin Durant, who begins his 18th season and first in Houston. Speaking on the latest episode of FanDuel’s Run It Back, Cousins predicted […]

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant is ready for the upcoming NBA basketball season. At least one former NBA player thinks that Durant is more than ready. DeMarcus Cousins says the Rockets star has a good shot to win MVP this year, despite being 37 years old. Cousins believes the Rockets have the right pieces around […]

The stage for the 2025 NBA Finals champion Oklahoma City Thunder’s last celebration is set before hosting the Houston Rockets, as coach Mark Daigneault negated the warning most champion head coaches give on Opening Night. “Don’t let the emotions of the ceremony distract you from the game,” or something to that effect, is often relayed. […]

Although Kevin Durant remains one of the best scorers in the NBA today, he is nearing the end of his illustrious career. Ergo, the two-year, $90 million contract extension he signed with the Houston Rockets on Sunday could be the last deal he ever agrees to in this league. Such a decision cannot be made […]

The Houston Rockets are about to roll out one of the tallest, lengthiest starting lineups in NBA history when they begin the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Without Fred VanVleet entering the new season at the point guard spot, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka is committing to his big […]

NBA All-Star Kevin Durant is showing that his “sacrifice” with the Houston Rockets goes way beyond buckets and box scores. His recent decision to take a discount caught many by surprise, including Rockets guard Amen Thompson, who was unaware of the move until a reporter mentioned it. The moment revealed Durant’s quiet leadership style and […]

On Sunday, it was reported that Kevin Durant had agreed on a two-year, $90 million extension with the Houston Rockets, the team that traded for his this offseason. Shams Charania of ESPN reported on X, formerly Twitter, that Durant was eligible for a $120 million extension but that he chose to take less money “so […]

The Houston Rockets and Kevin Durant agreed on a two-year, $90 million contract extension right before the regular season is set to start. When the Rockets traded for Durant, there was a good chance that he would sign an extension with the team, but it didn’t seem like there was any pressure to get something […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe has gone strength-to-strength since joining the NBA as the 7th overall pick of the 2022 draft. After a strong campaign last time around that saw him average 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, Sharpe is set to enter the 2025-26 season knowing that he will be […]

The Houston Rockets have tied down Kevin Durant on a further two-year, $90 million deal extension that keeps him with the team through the 2027-28 campaign. The deal means that KD signed a contract roughly $30 million short of the maximum that he was eligible for. However, what does it mean for the likes of […]

It was expected that when the Houston Rockets traded for Kevin Durant in the offseason, the two sides would work on an extension at some point. Luckily, things worked out a few days before the start of the regular season, as Durant agreed to a two-year, $90 million extension with the team With Durant’s latest […]

Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets have agreed on a two-year, $90 million contract extension right before the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Durant’s max contract extension was worth about $120 million, so this deal represents a sacrifice of about $30 million. The 15-time All-Star now has three years […]

Kevin Durant’s arrival has singlehandedly turned the Houston Rockets into legitimate title contenders, and his value lies not just on-court, but off it as well. Head coach Ime Udoka has consistently talked about how Durant’s leadership skills are equally important for this young Rockets roster that is expected to get to the next level in […]

As the famous saying in the sports world goes, defense wins championships. This is different when it comes to Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant’s perspective on the topic. Durant is entering his 19th year in the NBA, his first with the Rockets. He joined the team in the offseason after the Phoenix Suns traded him […]