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Houston Rockets superstar Russell Westbrook’s love-hate relationship with opposing fans continued on Friday night during his team’s visit to the Target Center to face the Minnesota Timberwolves. With 38.6 ticks remaining in the first half, Westbrook alerted security and was pointing to a supposed heckling fan sitting courtside. The fan in question was not thrown […]

The Houston Rockets have prioritized a potential wing player acquisition before the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. General manager Daryl Morey is known for always being active looking to make moves to upgrade the roster, and this deadline is expected to be no different. The Rockets are continuing […]

PJ Tucker and the Houston Rockets have decided to table discussions about an extension until the offseason, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Tucker is making $8,349,039 this season. PJ Tucker, an essential forward for these Rockets, has dealt with a stinger in his right shoulder since Jan. 11. He has the 2020-21 season […]

The Houston Rockets have been struggling of late. While they did defeat the Denver Nuggets by a score of 121-105 on Wednesday night, the Rockets had lost four games in a row prior to that win, with two of the losses coming by double figures. Houston is a rock-solid 27-16 on the season, but it’s […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Robert Covington has received trade interest from the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, according to Ben Cohen of The Wall Street Journal. The Timberwolves are expected to drive a hard bargain for Covington, who is a sound two-way player. Minnesota acquired Covington from the Sixers in the Jimmy Butler […]

Houston Rockets star shooting guard James Harden has had a strange season, with the former MVP sometimes looking like a scoring dynamo and other times shooting his team out of games. Harden has six games with 16 missed 3-pointers in the past calendar year for the Rockets. The only other player to miss 16 triples […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker hasn’t been shooting a ton as of late. As he made public Tuesday, it appears there’s a reason for that, noting he has been dealing with “nerve damage” in his right shoulder after initially suffering an injury on Jan. 11. However, the Rockets veteran is going to soldier on despite […]

The Houston Rockets lost yet another game, this time dropping another lead against the Oklahoma City Thunder during a 112-107 defeat on Monday night. This marks the fourth consecutive loss for a team that is out of sorts and out of answers. Head coach Mike D’Antoni noted as much, pointing to how the misery is […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is still getting his usual numbers on offense, but he has been wildly inefficient during their dreadful four-game slump. Harden hit a new low in the Rockets’ 107-112 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday at the Toyota Center. The 6-foot-5 guard finished with 29 points, nine boards and […]

Russell Westbrook seems to have a positive outlook after the Houston Rockets suffered its fourth straight loss on Monday.   In Monday’s 112-107 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Westbrook finished off with a 32 point triple-double. He became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against every team in the NBA. […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets is leading the NBA in scoring this season. But on Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the former MVP produced an ugly stat line of 29 points on 9-of-29 shooting. That included a hideous 1-of-17 from beyond the three-point line. After the game, Harden was seen getting some shots […]

Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets is seemingly synonymous with triple-doubles at this point in his storied NBA career. On Monday, he achieved a singular feat that only one other player in NBA history has accomplished. Westbrook became the second player ever to produce a triple-double against every NBA franchise. Russell Westbrook has triple-double No. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Steven Adams won’t return against the Houston Rockets due to a sprained ankle injury. The veteran big man injured his left ankle on this hard foul by the Rockets’ Clint Capela. The injury occurred on an attempted rebound by Capela. Capela ended up falling on Adams with his full body weight, […]

The Houston Rockets have yet again indulged in their usual regular-season rut, now losers of three straight games after coming up short against the Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Clint Capela vows that should change soon, even as the Rockets have lost four of their last five games and dropped […]

The Houston Rockets are currently on a three-game slump and are slowly descending in the Western Conference standings. But former MVP James Harden believes that ‘tough times don’t last long.’ Sooner or later, the team will get its mojo back. Per Mark Berman of Fox 26, Harden downplayed concerns on their losing streak. He noted […]

Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler does not think that the Houston Rockets‘ offensive system is amenable to the wishes of players around the league. Butler had some criticisms of Mike D’Antoni’s up-tempo style, suggesting that most of the players on the Rockets’ roster are merely floor-spacers meant to open up the floor for James Harden. […]

Former head coach Stan Van Gundy is not very impressed with the Houston Rockets. Van Gundy stated he believes the Rockets are merely the sixth-best team in the Western Conference, suggesting up-and-comers like the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz look better than them at this point in the season (via Phil C of The Basketball […]

According to head coach Mike D’Antoni, the Houston Rockets are in a “good spot.” Following the Rockets’ 124-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, D’Antoni did a little bit of damage control. That would be because Houston lost their third straight game. Perhaps most disheartening was the fact that the Lakers did it without Anthony […]

The Houston Rockets seemed to be in control for much of Saturday night’s marquee matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Houston led by six at the half, with Russell Westbrook putting on a show in the first quarter. However, the Lakers were not to be denied. Los Angeles outscored the Rockets 32-17 in the third […]

The Houston Rockets, coached by Mike D’Antoni, have been uncharacteristically slumping in their last three games, absorbing their third straight defeat on Saturday versus the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center. Speaking to reporters after the 115-124 loss they received at home, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni addressed the team’s recent tough stretch, where […]

The Houston Rockets fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 124-115. The team struggled to beat LeBron James in spite of James Harden’s efforts to move heaven and earth. However, it’s a good consolation for The Beard that one of the best players to ever set foot on the hardwood just put him on the pedestal […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden continues his ascent up the NBA’s all-time career 3-pointers list, moving to the seventh spot on Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center. “The Beard” took over Jamal Crawford’s seventh spot after nailing his 2,221st career 3-pointer. Up next on the list for the one-time MVP is […]

The Houston Rockets will be without combo guard Austin Rivers on Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Rivers had some ligament damage in his finger during Houston’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. He could play on Monday, though, versus the Oklahoma City Thunder: Austin Rivers had some ligament damage in his finger during Memphis game […]

The Houston Rockets are having a solid 2019-20 campaign thus far. They are 26-14, James Harden has been a monster and Russell Westbrook is fitting in just fine. But just about everyone will tell you that the Rockets need more to seriously challenge the two Los Angeles teams out West. And it doesn’t just stop […]

The Houston Astros are in some extremely hot waters right now, with the whole baseball community (and beyond) entrenched in one of the most controversial cheating scandals in recent history. For his part, Houston Rockets superstar James Harden was asked to comment about the headline-grabbing issue, to which the former MVP did not appear to […]

Tyson Chandler is one of the league’s most respected big men, and his rebounding and defense is one of the reasons why the Houston Rockets still give the 37-year-old big man minutes during a game. However, Chandler’s like a lot of NBA players in a way that a certain player them to work hard on […]

Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers will sit out against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. According to the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen, the 27-year-old Rivers is dealing with a sprained right thumb. Rockets guard Austin Rivers is out against the Lakers tomorrow with a sprained right thumb. — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) January 17, 2020 Saturday’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is expected to make his decision to return Saturday against the Houston Rockets based on how he responds to his pregame workout, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Lakers are listing Davis as questionable to face the Rockets: The eight-year veteran is expected to make his decision to […]

The Houston Rockets are 26-14 on the season, good for fifth place in the Western Conference standings. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, though, says the team hasn’t “played well.” “Our aspirations are to win a championship,” Morey told Kelly Iko of The Athletic. “So you gotta win at home. We haven’t executed well, and we […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis didn’t practice on Friday, but got some work in afterwards. The Lakers are listing Davis as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets: #Lakers' Anthony Davis and Rajon Rondo are both considered QUESTIONABLE for tomorrow's game against the #Rockets. — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) January 17, 2020 […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni plans to switch it up against the Los Angeles Lakers, going with two big men to match up against their dominant size, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. The coach also plans to give the team’s usual starting power forward, PJ Tucker, around 30 minutes per game from […]

Though he’s a member of the Houston Rockets nowadays, 19-year NBA veteran Tyson Chandler holds his time with the Mavs in high regard. So much so that he actually thinks he should have finished his career in Dallas. Chandler and the Mavs won an NBA title in 2011, an accomplishment he says “means everything.” Alongside […]

The Houston Rockets, one of many teams eyeing Minnesota Timberwolves three-and-D specialist Robert Covington, are no longer interested in acquiring him, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. The Rockets had shown previous interest in Covington, but talks have cooled down since then — no longer bidding for his services. The Timberwolves were bound to […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Robert Covington is receiving trade interest from the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers, according to The Athletic. The Timberwolves are expected to drive a hard bargain for Covington, who is a sound two-way player: Rival teams also say the market for forward Robert Covington has been heating up over […]

The Houston Rockets had yet another disappointing outing, losing against another sub .500 team on Wednesday night, this time on national television, as they took an L at home against the Portland Trail Blazers. Russell Westbrook, who led the way with a 31-point, 11-rebound, 12-assist triple-double, was the only one who talked in a pin-drop […]

With the Houston Rockets in the midst of a mini-slump, superstar point guard Russell Westbrook has opted to focus on the silver lining of his team’s current conundrum. Following Wednesday night’s 117-107 defeat against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Rockets have now lost three out of their last four games. For his part, Westbrook acknowledged […]

Wednesday’s ESPN doubleheader brought a matchup between the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers, one that offered Carmelo Anthony’s return to the Toyota Center since he was first exiled by the team. For Russell Westbrook, this was an opportunity to go head-to-head against Damian Lillard, who ended his postseason in 2019 with a massive 3-point […]

Carmelo Anthony said he has no hard feelings toward his recent 10-game stint with the Houston Rockets, one that saw him exiled from basketball after the team chose to part ways with him early in the season, forcing him to miss the vast majority of the 2018-19 campaign. The Portland Trail Blazers forward dropped 18 […]

The Houston Rockets lost their second straight game after bowing down to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Despite this, however, head coach Mike D’Antoni remains confident that his team can “right the ship.” Per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, D’Antoni noted that keeping a winning momentum is a “delicate” thing in the […]