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For most NBA teams, watching film before practice is part of the routine. However, for Gregg Popovich, he doesn’t make his team go through film during the early stages of a season. The San Antonio Spurs head coach recently admitted his strategy at this point but revealed which team and player in particular he watches, […]

Before the season started, many wondered if James Harden could be as effective in his new role as point guard as he was as a shooting guard. Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni made a lot of headlines during the summer when he revealed that his team’s superstar would run the plays on the court and […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden is one of the best players in the league today and is playing at a very high level this season to try and lead his team to a championship. However, it’s not just a title that he wants to give to the city. For the fifth year in a row, […]

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Last night, Houston had no problems whatsoever from long distance as their three-point barrage catapulted them to the NBA record books. In their 122-100 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, the Mike D’Antoni-influenced team stayed true to its coach’s philosophy, making it rain threes all over Toyota Center as they hoisted long bombs one after […]

Music and basketball go hand in hand, especially for NBA players who listen to songs before games to hype them up. Most of them listen to R&B or hip hop as the beat of those songs are usually fast-paced which easily pumps them up and raises their energy. Recently, three of the league’s biggest stars, LeBron […]

The NBA season is in full swing and multiple players have put up incredible individual performances. But who do you think tops the list the MVP right now? Is it Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, James Harden, Kevin Durant, or someone else? Rank your picks for MVP below!

What NBA player are you most like? LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant, or someone else? Find out below!

James Harden and Isaiah Thomas have quite a few similarities. They are both guards who have been named All-Stars, of the same age (27-years-old), and are lefties. Before their team’s matchup on Monday night, the Houston Rockets‘ shooting guard talked about his fellow southpaw and gave him a “weird” compliment. “Lefties are just weird — weirdos. […]

To anyone who’s ever met James Harden, one thing is clear — the man is not lacking confidence. So his choice for MVP early in the season didn’t come as a surprise to Sports Illustrated’s Ben Golliver. “The Beard,” Harden said before making his case. “Look at our record. Obviously the numbers, historic numbers. Just my performance […]

Draymond Green doesn’t think he’s the only one who should be in the spotlight for his “unnatural” kicks that have highlighted his game so often. After the Warriors’ loss to the Rockets on Thursday night in double-overtime — a game in which one of Green’s kicks connected with James Harden’s head — Green went on […]

James Harden is known by NBA fans as “The Beard.” The reason is of course because of the huge fluffed facial hair he sports, but it’s just for looks and nothing more – most of the time. When the Houston Rockets faced the Golden State Warriors Thursday night, Harden completed a tough layup late in the […]

The Houston Rockets came into this season with a renewed confidence, especially after making key additions to their roster and turning over the reins to new coach Mike D’Antoni Their 12-7 record places the Rockets fourth in the tough Western Conference at this point, and following their double-overtime win against title-favorite Golden State Warriors, their […]

Tonight’s matchup between the high-powered Golden State Warriors and the hot three-point shooting Houston Rockets had all the makings of a game that could easily reach the 120’s. As it turns out, the game did, it just took a pair of overtimes to get there. The game featured big plays from superstars, an NBA-record 88 […]

There was nothing the Portland Trail Blazers could do to stop a red-hot James Harden on Sunday during the Houston Rockets‘ 130-114 road win. The Beard shredded through four defenders on his way to the cup, finishing with his signature left-handed scoop layup. 38 puntos y 10 asistencias, nuevamente deslumbra James Harden https://t.co/8wGbhv0TCE — Everybody Up […]

It was only fitting that a fast-paced, volume-shooting Mike D’Antoni-led team like the Houston Rockets would hoist an NBA-record 50 three-pointers in a game Friday night against the Sacramento Kings. The Rockets made 21 of them (42 percent for the game) as super-sub Eric Gordon led the charge, attempting 12 in 29 minutes, while “points […]

After the unofficial Nov 23. internal deadline for the Houston Rockets to sign Donatas Motiejunas passed, the restricted free agent’s future remains uncertain. According to Marc Stein and Calvin Watkins of ESPN, the Rockets pulled out their most recent offer to Motiejunas on Tuesday night, after the Lithuanian big man kept them waiting long enough. […]

One of the players who has started the season on fire is Houston Rockets‘ guard James Harden. He has simply been unstoppable so far by playing incredible basketball night in and night out and has proven that he can thrive even when he had to shift to the point guard position. His averages of 28.7 points, […]

Dante Exum never had a chance. Looking to ice the game, James Harden cooked up an unfair sequence of moves on Exum, ending with a stepback 3-pointer to effectively put the Rockets ahead of the Jazz for good Saturday night. Houston went on to win, 111-102. https://vine.co/v/5tzvWexb2IH Harden has been unreal this season with the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets Wednesday night in a tough matchup that ended 105-103. The NBA acknowledged in their postgame report that there were several incorrect misplaced calls in the final two minutes of the game that benefitted the Thunder en route to the win. The league has remained consistent on its […]

After only 20 days of action into the young NBA season, the association seems to have taken a turn to favor volume scorers, so much that for the first time in history, there are five players who have scored 300-plus points after their first 10 games of the season. We’ll break them down for you […]

Houston Rockets ‘points guard’ James Harden has become the first player in NBA history to record four 30-point, 15-assist games in the first seven games of a season, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Per Elias, @JHarden13 is the 1st player in NBA history with four 30+ pt / 15+ ast games in his team's first […]

Before there was Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, there was James Harden, and Dwight Howard. Rumors of the Houston Rockets duo not getting along, and animosity destroying their chemistry ran across several headlines in the media. Howard eventually left the Rockets to sign with the Atlanta Hawks this summer after a tumultuous 2015/16 season. Harden denies […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden is leading the league in assists at 12.4 per game, which is a boost of five more dimes from last season. The last time a player averaged over 12 assists per season was during the 1993-94 season when John Stockton still played for the Utah Jazz. Harden isn’t boastful or even […]

James Harden has been the one to carry the torch for the Houston Rockets this season — if by carrying the torch means absolutely incinerating every defender that gets between him and the bucket. The seventh year guard out of Arizona State has put up ridiculous numbers, even by his high standards, averaging 31.8 points, […]

One thing about NBA players is they know how to appreciate fellow athletes from different sports. During the recently concluded MLB World Series, a lot of them were following the results of the games. The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 on Wednesday night to win their first championship in 108 years. It was […]

The Houston Rockets may have lost their game on Tuesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 128-120. but their superstar guard James Harden won a franchise record in their losing effort. The Beard finished the game with 41 points on 13-of-20 shooting including 5-of-9 from three-point distance, seven rebounds and 15 assists. With that stat line, […]

It has only been three days of NBA basketball, but we didn’t need long to witness one of the greatest fantasy performances of all time. In a losing effort to the Nuggets, Anthony Davis scored 95.7 fantasy points on Fanduel, exceeding every performance put forth by an NBA player last year (including his own 89 […]

The Houston Rockets may have lost their season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night but they still have some positive takeaways from the game. In his first start as the team’s point guard, James Harden dished out a career-high 17 assists and it only took him less than three quarters to do […]

Coach Mike D’Antoni knows what it means to see his vision for basketball realized. He coached a Phoenix Suns team in the 2000s that ran a similar offense to what the current NBA structure promotes. The run-and-gun style of basketball he implemented was almost ahead of its time. Since those years, D’Antoni hasn’t found a […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden is finally getting his own signature shoe – the Harden Vol. 1. After signing a $200 million contract with Adidas, it was inevitable that his shoe line would be in production soon after. The internet roasted Harden’s prototype shoe, though there was no word from Adidas if it was the […]

Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverly may not see the team’s opening game due to his ailing knee. Beverly has not played much of the preseason due to a lingering knee issue, and it may require surgery. According to ESPN’s Calvin Watkins, coach Mike D’antoni is looking to make other plans now that Beverly is down. He told […]

Former Houston Rockets head coach Kevin McHale recently gave his thoughts on the team’s plan to move their superstar shooting guard, James Harden, to the point guard position. The 58-year-old may have deeper knowledge of how the four-time all-star is as a player, having coached him for more than three seasons. Per Calvin Watkins of ESPN: “You […]

Even before last season ended, a lot of people already believed that Dwight Howard will opt-out from his contract and ultimately decide not to re-join the Houston Rockets because of a reported feud he had with the team’s other star, James Harden. But in a recent interview with ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, the 6-foot-11 center denied that the two […]

Photos of Adidas athlete and Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard‘s third signature sneaker have been leaked online. The NBA season is not yet underway, and Adidas has yet to make any official announcements, but the images reveal the shoes in different colorways, as well as a new ad. The new model design features a way […]

James Harden had his eye on the prize this summer. And the prize wasn’t an Olympic gold medal, but an NBA championship for his Houston Rockets. With the departure of Dwight Howard to the Atlanta Hawks, acquisitions of Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson, and the signing of head coach Mike D’Antoni, there were a lot […]

While James Harden‘s duties aren’t bound to change much with his new position as “points guard,”, he is definitely embracing the new role with a throwback to all-time assist leader, John Stockton. The Houston Rockets superstar was spotted in training camp wearing his shorts very high to modern standards, perhaps in a nod to the one of […]

New Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni hasn’t shied away from the spotlight this offseason and has been frank about how he plans to coach his team with this roster. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, D’Antoni plans to make James Harden his point guard on the floor. D'Antoni said Harden is basically […]

Houston Rockets star shooting guard James Harden’s defense has been an incredible weak point of his game during the seven years he’s been in the league. As he’s become a prominent player in the league and the face of the Rockets franchise, his work on the defensive end has been increasingly scrutinized. Harden’s offensive ability […]