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Even though their respective teams are languishing at the bottom, Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green are exceeding expectations on the court. The latter is slowly becoming a deadly scorer for the Houston Rockets while the former is becoming the Detroit Piston’s point guard for the future during the past few months. But as nasty as […]

The Houston Rockets are one of the worst teams in the NBA, which was expected. But, they’ve evidently got a possible superstar on their hands in rookie Jalen Green. While the Rockets did lose their seventh game in 10 outings on Friday night, this time to the Sacramento Kings, Green continued his torrid run, dropping […]

As for all no. 1 overall picks in the NBA, expectations were massive for Cade Cunningham when he was selected by the Detroit Pistons. After a stellar career at Oklahoma State, the do-it-all guard was seen as the new savior of the downtrodden Pistons. Cunningham, however, struggled in his first few weeks in the league, […]

Just in case you’re still not aware, Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. is good. On Wednesday night, KPJ made the highlight of the game against the visiting Phoenix Suns. Late in the third quarter,  he forced a turnover on Suns star Devin Booker and raced to their court. With the wide-open lane, Porter could’ve […]

In a draft class that’s exceeding expectations since the start of the season, Jalen Green was surprisingly among those who didn’t. Until the All-Star break, the Houston Rockets’ second pick didn’t exactly light the league on fire. Add his team’s abysmal record and most collectors would turn their attention to surer options, such as Evan […]

Behind a career-high 32 points from Jalen Green, the Houston Rockets upset the Los Angeles Lakers in overtime, winning 129-130. Not only did Houston steal a rare win but their highly-touted rookie showed why he can become a star. Green has been emerging as a legitimate scorer for the Rockets. He has been posting very […]

Jalen Green torched the Los Angeles Lakers in an unexpected 119-110 win on Wednesday night. The Houston Rockets rookie wasn’t bashful to share what their game plan was heading into the game – attack Carmelo Anthony. Jalen Green was vocal on the Rockets hunting for the Lakers veteran on the stretch. Via The Athletic: “The […]

The Houston Rockets’ abysmal 2021-22 season is almost over, which means the payoff of their tank will soon be seen. Everything is predicated on the future and the potential of how great it can be in H-Town. Getting to the offseason and seeing who they can in the draft is the real contest worth keeping […]

Calling the 2022 NBA All-Star Dunk Contest a downer would be an understatement. That’s just how bad it was. There were already no high expectation on the event given the lackluster showing it provided in the past few years, but fans hoped it would be at least a little bit better than the recent iterations. […]

If there is one event in this year’s All-Star weekend that is as highly anticipated as the All-Star Game, it is the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk 2022. While the competition has lost some of it’s luster in recent years because of some underwhelming performances, it continues to gain fan interest. After all, who doesn’t want […]

Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green is one to keep an eye on for the NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday, especially after his latest dunk admission. According to Cody Taylor of USA Today, Green shared Friday that he has once tried and succeeded in pulling off the Aaron Gordon under-the-legs dunk before. Although he was […]

The NBA All-Star weekend is slated for next weekend, February 18th-20th. This year it will be hosted in Cleveland, the home of the Cavs. As much fun as the NBA All-Star Game is, arguably the most anticipated event of the weekend is the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest. On Tuesday, the participants were revealed. The dunk […]

The Rising Stars Game is one of the staple events in the All Star weekend festivities as the future young stars in the league have the platform to showcase their skills to the national audience. Since the last few years, it has lacked the excitement and uniqueness for the fans to glue themselves on the […]

The Houston Rockets have the worst record in the Western Conference in the midst of their rebuild. They are 14-36 on the season, which will likely lead to another top draft pick. Their season is not predicated on their record but rather on the development of their young talent. The Rockets are filled with young […]

The NBA has revealed the four contestants in the NBA Slam Dunk contest at All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Jalen Green, Cole Anthony, Juan Toscano-Anderson, and Obi Toppin are the four players chosen. All four of these players have incredible athletic ability, and they’ll be a blast to watch […]

Jalen Green is one of the NBA’s brightest young prospects. The 6’4” hyper-athletic shooting guard is on course to be a franchise cornerstone of an NBA team. Here, we’ll be discussing Jalen Green’s net worth in 2022. Jalen Green’s Net Worth in 2o22 (Estimate): $1 million Jalen Green’s net worth in 2022 is $1 million. […]

Jalen Green has been largely disappointing in his rookie season. There were high expectations that he could quickly make an impact to the Houston Rockets roster under Stephen Silas, being hailed as the most NBA-ready prospect coming out of the G League. However, his first year has been filled with inconsistencies highlighted by his offensive […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson is a man of the people. Especially of the Filipino people. The Jazz hosted the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. With Clarkson and Rockets rookie Jalen Green both having roots from the Philippines, it was only apt that the game also celebrated Filipino Heritage Night. Before the tip-off, Clarkson was […]

To ring in the New Year, the Houston Rockets hosted the Miami Heat on Friday. While an entertaining matchup, most Rockets fans left with nothing but a disappointing loss. However, one young Houston fan got a gift and a memory to last a lifetime. When walking towards the Rockets’ locker room with his teammates, Jalen […]

Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green made his highly anticipated return from injury on Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers. Green had missed nearly a month of play due to his hamstring strain and Houston wisely didn’t rush his rehab. He is a foundational prospect for the Rockets and the 15 games he missed felt significantly […]

After missing a month due to injury, Rockets rookie Jalen Green makes his return against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. It’s incredible how much of the season has passed while Green was recovering. Houston has already finished 15 games of their season since Green went down with his hamstring injury on November 24th. The team […]

The Houston Rockets have been without star rookie Jalen Green for nearly a month as he deals with a hamstring injury, but it looks as if the No. 2 overall pick could be making his way back to action. According to Shams Charania, Green is expected to return to game action on Thursday when the […]

The Houston Rockets, winners of their last seven games, currently own the league’s longest active winning streak. This would have made sense with the James Harden-led Hosutons teams of yesteryear but the team is now rebuilding from the ground up. They had a 1-16 record before their historic hot streak. Christian Wood, the Rockets’ leading […]

Much has been made about John Wall’s current situation with the Houston Rockets. It now appears that the former All-Star has taken a U-turn and is now willing to suit up for the Rockets. The alternative is pretty bad, with Wall looking at the prospect of sitting out the entire campaign. Be that as it may, […]

The message is clear from Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas: rookie star Jalen Green won’t be back in action any time soon. Ahead of Friday’s game against the Orlando Magic, Silas noted that Green has made some progress in his recovery from hamstring injury. However, it has been slow and they don’t expect him […]

Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green will be out at least a week with a strained hamstring. Rockets head coach Stephen Silas said Friday Green will be evaluated in a week, according to Rockets reporter Cayleigh Griffin. Green suffered the injury in Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls after getting off to a strong start. The […]

Houston Rockets guard John Wall has not played a single minute this season. He agreed to sit out the entire year after hearing the Rockets’ plans on developing their young backcourt in Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr., meaning that he would have minimal playing time, per Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Houston still […]

The Houston Rockets are mired in a horrific losing streak that has them dead last in the NBA. But thinking big picture, there’s still plenty to be excited about if you’re a Clutch City fan. Right at the top of the list is Jalen Green. The Rockets neophyte hasn’t been setting the league on fire, […]

The Houston Rockets cannot seem to catch a break this season. Obviously, no one had them at the top of the Western Conference this year. However, regardless of the fact that their roster boasts some questionable NBA talent, most people did not envision this season going downhill in this manner. As of right now, the […]

When you’re coming off a 16-win season, it’s hard to have ambitious goals as a rebuilding Rockets team. Any notion of making the playoffs are out the window and the odds that Houston makes the play-in tournament are extremely low. However, there is one goal the organization probably made a priority before the season started. […]

Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green is calling for an immediate solution to his team’s constant poor form. It has become apparent that the Rockets are in for a long, exhausting and difficult season. However, star rookie Jalen Green is not succumbing to the idea of being written off outright. During the Rockets’ recent visit to […]

When the Houston Rockets selected Jalen Green with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, they may not have placed expectations on him through the media, but they didn’t have to. The number two overall pick comes with massive expectations and when the draft class is as talented as it was, the hope […]

If it wasn’t so before, Monday night made it abundantly clear that there won’t be a rock bottom for the Houston Rockets. This is a really bad basketball team and they’re shaping up to be at the top of the lottery for their second straight season. However, we’re also in pretty dicey territory. Twelve-game losing […]

The hunt for the hottest 2021 NBA rookie cards is on right now as the league passed its one-month mark recently. With how things are going on right now, it’s fairly easy to spot which of these young studs can be great investments for collectors and which are not. We take a look down below […]

The Houston Rockets have led at halftime in four out of their last five games. They’ve gone on to lose every single one of these games, including Wednesday night to the Detroit Pistons who are 15th in the Eastern Conference. Digging through the film and confirming it with the numbers, it’s not hard to isolate […]

For the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons, Wednesday night was the most anticipated matchup of the season. The NBA doesn’t typically place that much importance on a number one versus number two overall pick matchup. It’s customary that they face off during NBA Summer League, but after that, public interest doesn’t really carry over. However, […]

The much-anticipated mano y mano between this year’s top two picks finally went down on Wednesday night as the Detroit Pistons faced off with the Houston Rockets. No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham bested the guy selected after him, Jalen Green, as he led the Pistons to hack out a 112-104 victory. Cunningham, who’s been […]

Houston Rockets’ first-round pick Jalen Green likes to play with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder. He has been reported multiple times saying that he thought he deserved to be the number one pick in this past Summer’s NBA Draft. Although he wasn’t the first pick of the NBA draft he was […]

The Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons will both play their first and only game on ESPN on Wednesday night. This is due to the matchup between rookies Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green, the first and second overall picks in the 2021 NBA Draft, respectively. When asked about the matchup on Tuesday, Green was pretty […]