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Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul’s fight on Saturday night was a long time coming. There’s no need to refer to the brawl as an altercation. It was a full-fledged fight, and Rondo is saying that the game of basketball started the feud between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets. He spoke with reporters […]

The beef between Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo and Houston Rockets floor general Chris Paul would not remain on the court, as it expanded to the stands as their significant others’ traded barbs while the two duked it out on the court, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic: “The drama extended beyond the […]

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony was surprised teammate and longtime friend Chris Paul only received a two-game suspension following Saturday’s punch-flinging brawl against the Los Angeles Lakers. Per Martin Rogers of USA TODAY Sports: “I’m actually a little shocked at the number of games that they are missing,” said Anthony after Houston took a 115-112 […]

Lance Stephenson of the Los Angeles Lakers was one of the key players who stepped in the middle to stop the Rajon Rondo-Chris Paul scuffle from turning into a brawl. As reported by Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, Stephenson says the whole team was just playing hard and trying their best to lock in their first […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni defends All-Star point guard Chris Paul for his reaction that led to the brawl with Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, suggesting that it’s only a natural response when someone spat on your face. The NBA has already handed punishments to all the players involved, with Paul suspended for […]

The NBA announced Sunday the suspensions for Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram, and Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni was not happy about them. Rajon Rondo was suspended three games for instigating a physical altercation with and spitting and throwing multiple punches at Chris Paul. Brandon Ingram was suspended four games for instigating […]

You already know that Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green was pumped up about the fight that took place Saturday night between Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul, and Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo and small forward Brandon Ingram. But in case you needed confirmation, Green gave it to you via his Instagram […]

During the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game Saturday night at Staples Center, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram got into a serious fight in the fourth quarter. Lakers star LeBron James pulled his best friend, Paul, out of the scrum instead of Rondo, who is his teammate on the Lakers. After the game, many […]

There was a huge brawl Saturday night in the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game at Staples Center involving Rockets All-Star point guard Chris Paul, Lakers guard Rajon Rondo and small forward Brandon Ingram. The NBA has reviewed the incident and handed out some hefty suspensions Sunday. Paul will be suspended two games, Rondo will be […]

Houston Rockets center Nene didn’t play against the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night at Staples Center, a game which saw Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram get ejected after a massive brawl took place in the fourth quarter. Despite sitting out due to a calf injury, Nene offered his two cents on what transpired […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris has a reputation for being a feisty competitor during ballgames. This is why it comes as no surprise that the 29-year-old reacted the way he did following the physical altercation that went down in the hotly contested matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Morris […]

The brawl between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers will almost certainly result in suspensions for Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul, and Brandon Ingram. But what exactly happened to escalate tensions between Rondo and Paul? The latest video to emerge appears to show spit coming from Rondo. It’s hard to say definitively, but there is […]

LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center debut against the Houston Rockets turned into an ugly scene late in the fourth quarter when things between the two teams got physical. Chris Paul, Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo were all ejected from the game as they all threw punches in a fight that broke out with […]

A brawl broke out during Saturday night’s showdown between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers. With 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, point guards Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo got into a fist fight, while forward Brandon Ingram also swung one in during the exchange. All three were ejected from the NBA […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James are best friends off the court. On the court, they are two of the fiercest competitors in NBA history and want to win at all costs. During the second quarter of the Lakers-Rockets game Saturday night at Staples Center, Chris Paul […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo is adamant that he didn’t spit toward Houston Rockets All-Star floor general Chris Paul Saturday night, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Rondo is reportedly livid over the accusation. The Lakers spoke with Rondo and looked over the tape in which neither side saw such behavior. Sources on […]

Carmelo Anthony was within arms reach of his banana boat buddy and Houston Rockets teammate Chris Paul when the latter got into a fist fight with Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo Saturday night. Everyone was shocked at how things transpired between the two floor generals as they weren’t even the concerned parties when […]

One of Rajon Rondo’s family members supposedly confronted Chris Paul’s wife, Jada, after the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets game Saturday at Staples Center, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Paul was still visibly angry after the game upon learning that his wife was being berated in the stands, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston […]

Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo don’t like each other. Apparently, it’s a known fact to those who have followed the careers of both players through the years. Now, the world knows about their beef after what happened late in the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets. Ironically, Paul and Rondo weren’t involved […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo apparently haven’t liked each other for over 10 years now, according to Boston Celtics legend and current ESPN TV analyst Paul Pierce. Rondo and Paul got into a heated fight Saturday night at Staples Center, with both players landing punches on […]

Things got heated between Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo in the Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Lakers matchup Saturday night. Late in the fourth quarter, James Harden and Brandon Ingram got into it as the latter pushed off the reigning MVP. It appears that Harden’s shove while on the drive wasn’t appreciated by the lanky Laker. As […]

The Houston Rockets won’t make their 2018-19 NBA season debut until Wednesday when they host the New Orleans Pelicans. So for the meantime, the Rockets duo of Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony decided to kill time by catching live Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston […]

Austin Rivers has now had the chance to play for two of the best floor generals of this generation of NBA players throughout his young career in the league. The hybrid guard was traded to the Washington Wizards early in the offseason for big man Marcin Gortat, allowing him to play next to dime maestro […]

As another NBA season is set to begin in ten days, it’s not only the teams themselves that are putting the final touches to their roster. Fans all over the globe are also scrambling to put together the most formidable roster possible in each of their fantasy basketball leagues. To better help you in strategizing […]

If you followed the NBA last season, you saw dozens of records fall — good ones and bad, old and new. The league, teams and it’s players shattered records left and right. From the start until the very end an insane number of records, held by some of the more legendary players in league history, […]

Houston Rockets star Chris Paul knows what San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray is capable of, and he firmly believes the future is bright for the Silver and Black with the 22-year-old running the floor. The end of an era has come for the Spurs at the point guard position, with Tony Parker deciding […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is happy to join forces with Carmelo Anthony, but he has expressed his dismay over what he described as “disrespect” to one of his closest friends. Anthony signed a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Rockets this offseason, but the signing was met with plenty of criticisms due to the 34-year-old’s […]

One of the greatest point guards of this era, Houston Rockets superstar Chris Paul seemed to criticize the Los Angeles Clippers when he was asked about the difference in playing for both teams: Chris Paul speaking on the difference playing in Houston: No one is looking at you sideways for shooting a certain shot, or […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul says he’s moved closer to the city in an effort to get more comfortable with his surroundings. Paul is in his second year with the Rockets and says overall, the team is in a better place than it was last season due to familiarity. Chris Paul says he moved closer […]

The NBA’s annual general manager survey gave Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry the nod as the league’s best point guard, garnering a hefty 57 percent of the vote. Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder followed in second place with 17 percent of the vote, only a year removed from winning his first […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni was ultimately thrilled with his team’s performance after a 131-115 rout of the Memphis Grizzlies during their first preseason game. The offensive genius was particularly fond of his star point guard, Chris Paul, who put up 22 points, nine assists and five steals in 26 minutes on the floor. […]

Rockets guard Chris Paul has suffered his share of injuries at untimely moments, but none more precarious than the hamstring injury that forced him to miss the last two games of the Western Conference Finals while being one game away from the title series. While it was an eventual gut punch for the Houston Rockets, […]

Everyone knows that James Harden and Chris Paul are the two most important players on the floor for the Houston Rockets. Gerald Green thinks their importance to the team extends past what they can do on the floor. Green asserts that Harden and Paul are the leaders on the team and everyone else falls in […]

As one of the top floor general’s in NBA history, Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has had to make tough decisions his entire career. According to Rockets reporter Ben DuBose, Paul’s latest decision to re-sign with Houston was an easy one. I asked Chris Paul (@CP3) whether re-signing with the #Rockets required much thought: […]

With the proliferation of teams that use small lineups in today’s NBA, the backcourt positions are big parts of a team’s success. Not only are they required to facilitate the offense but they also share a big chunk of the scoring responsibilities for the team. In this article, we will be ranking the best backcourts […]

The botched Los Angeles Lakers-New Orleans Hornets deal back in 2011, which saw the league cancel Chris Paul’s agreed-upon move to the Lakers, remains to be one of the most controversial non-trades in the history of the NBA. However, this was actually not the first time the league intervened with a deal of that magnitude. […]

The Houston Rockets have revamped their roster since last year’s heartbreaking exit in the Western Conference Finals by acquiring Brandon Knight in a trade with the Phoenix Suns earlier this offseason and adding Michael Carter-Williams through free agency. Knight is a talented guard who is more than capable of running point and also provides another […]

The Houston Rockets were on the precipice of the NBA Finals last season when Chris Paul went down with a hamstring injury. That injury would doom the Rockets and Paul’s absence loomed large over Houston’s Game 6 and Game 7 losses. Keeping Paul healthy is one of the things the Rockets want to focus on this […]

The Golden State Warriors are the pioneers and gold standard when it comes to concocting a devastating positionless lineup. The Death Lineup, as it is rightly called, has killed the competition en route to three championships so far. Since its proven success, other teams are following suit on modern positionless basketball on their lineups. While […]