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Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka shared his take on this year’s MVP race between Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic. After Jokic’s 61-point triple-double this week, strengthening his case for a potential fourth MVP award, Udoka pointed to Nikola’s numbers as an overwhelming factor that shouldn’t be overlooked. […]

All the stories about Kevin Durant are justified. The Phoenix Suns star has one of the best work ethics in the league, and Ime Udoka noticed it. While Durant wanted out of the Nets in the 2022-23 season, before then, he was fully committed. When the two were with the Brooklyn Nets, Durant’s work ethic […]

The NBA coaching industry is a thankless job. To make matters worse, it’s also unforgiving, to the point that even an NBA Coach of the Year Award win has no guarantees. On the team’s perspective, it’s always a risk to part ways with a well-accomplished coach, especially with one who has taken the organization to […]

On Wednesday night, a skirmish broke out between Steven Adams and Mason Plumlee during the second quarter of the Houston Rockets’ 111-104 win over the Phoenix Suns. Adams and Plumlee both got tangled up while battling on the boards, and things got heated — with Plumlee shoving Adams to the point where both men wrestled […]

The first few months of the 2024-25 season had the Houston Rockets believing that they were a serious threat to mount a deep playoff run in the loaded Western Conference. However, they have had their fair share of struggles since the start of the new year, and at present, they are mired in a worrying […]

The Houston Rockets are bolstering their roster ahead of the final push for the playoffs. And head coach Ime Udoka is luring in a former first round talent via NBA free agency. The franchise agreed to bring in David Roddy, with Shams Charania of ESPN reporting the transaction Monday. The NBA insider Charania added further […]

Nia Long’s net worth in 2025 is $5 million. Long is an American actress who has been in many iconic shows and movies. Her breakout role was in the movie Boyz n the Hood, and she followed it up with a recurring role as the girlfriend and fiancée of Will Smith’s character in the Fresh Prince […]

The Houston Rockets’ success has been one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season as Ime Udoka and company sit in fourth place in the Western Conference at the All-Star break. With just 27 games to go, the Rockets are in a good position to avoid the play-in tournament in the Western Conference. […]

Rockets head coach Ime Udoka referred to the Brooklyn Nets as a “low-level team” after Saturday’s loss in Houston. Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez made sure his players knew it ahead of Tuesday’s rematch at Barclays Center. Brooklyn responded by stunning Houston for the second time in four nights. Trailing 97-93 with 8.1 seconds remaining, […]

The Brooklyn Nets picked up one of their best wins of the season on Saturday, 110-98, over the Houston Rockets. Throughout the game, Ime Udoka had the demeanor of a coach who felt his team should run the Nets out of the gym, not the other way around. Udoka was animated during several timeouts during […]

The Houston Rockets have emerged as a legitimate contending team throughout the 2024-25 season. They have built their winning identity on defense and grit, and they entered their Monday night showdown against the New York Knicks with a 32-16 record, good for one of the better tallies in the Association. However, the Rockets looked like […]

Robert Williams III has been one of the key names being mentioned in rumors ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. Although the Portland Trail Blazers are not actively seeking to move him for anything before the deadline, Williams has generated plenty of buzz dating back to the offseason due to his athleticism and rim-protecting […]

The Houston Rockets are having a great season this year, sitting at 28-13 as the second seed in the Western Conference, and a huge part of this success is thanks to 22-year-old center Alperen Sengun, who’s turning heads across the league. He’s averaging 19.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game this season, and […]

Ime Udoka’s net worth in 2025 is $9 million. Udoka is the head coach of the Houston Rockets. He has won an NBA championship as an assistant coach. Udoka is also a former professional basketball player who had stopovers with five teams in the NBA. Here is a closer look at Ime Udoka’s net worth […]

Some regular season losses sting a bit more in professional sports, even in the NBA’s 82-game slog. It was hard to ignore how Taylor Jenkins used one-word answers after the Memphis Grizzlies lost to Alperen Sengun’s Houston Rockets on January 9. Thankfully, the Grizzlies (25-14) responded well after a baffling loss to the Rockets (25-12) […]

Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets secured a crucial home win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, thanks to a familiar performance by backup center Steven Adams. Despite limited playing time this season due to recovery from major knee surgery, Adams made a significant impact. “That’s who he has been his whole career,” Rockets […]

After a 23-point road win against the Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum spoke on his former coach, Ime Udoka, who now leads the up-and-coming Rockets. Udoka coached Tatum and the Celtics during the 2021-22 season, and despite a lackluster first few months, Boston turned its season around and made it back to the […]

The NBA has handed out discipline for the altercation that happened on Dec. 29 between the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets. As a result of throwing Heat guard Tyler Herro to the ground, Rockets’ guard Amen Thompson has been suspended two games without pay. Miami’s Terry Rozier was also suspended one game without pay due […]

The Houston Rockets lost to the Miami Heat on Sunday and the biggest highlight of the night didn’t involve a basketball. With around 35 seconds remaining in the fourth, the Rockets were down by five. Miami was about to begin an inbound play, but Amen Thompson and Tyler Herro were suddenly tangled up face to […]

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka’s reason for turning down a reunion with star point guard James Harden has just been revealed. Two seasons after three straight years as one of the worst teams in the NBA, the Rockets are back near the top of the Western Conference. Houston is currently the No. 3 seed […]

The Wednesday night NBA Cup clash between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors gave fans a bit of a throwback kind of game, with both teams buckling down on defense in what ended up being a low-scoring game in today’s NBA. In the end, it was the Rockets that came out on top, 91-90, […]

Alperen Sengun has had another career season so far with the Houston Rockets. Although he’s averaging 18.5 points and 10.6 rebounds, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka dropped a blunt take on his Turkish star. “My biggest thing with him… I say to him ‘Get the European out of your game,” Udoka said. “Play through stuff. […]

It looked as though the stars were aligning for the Houston Rockets coming off a frustrating loss against the Sacramento Kings. On Thursday night, they faced a Golden State Warriors team that was without two of its best players in Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, favoring the Rockets heavily. But in classic trap game fashion, […]

The NBA announced in a statement that Ime Udoka, Alperen Sengun, and Tari Eason were fined for their antics after their game against the Sacramento Kings. “Udoka has been fined $50,000 for confronting and directing profane language toward a game official, failing to leave the court in a timely manner after being ejected, and public […]

Although there were no real NBA Cup stakes on the line in Tuesday’s game between the Houston Rockets (15-7) and Sacramento Kings (10-12), emotions still ran high by the end of the contest. Head coach Ime Udoka got ejected late in the 120-111 loss after arguing a no-call and later spewed fire at the officials. […]

Jalen Green may have received a three-year, $105 million extension from the Houston Rockets this offseason, but his long-term staying power on the team remains up in the air. Over the past few games, head coach Ime Udoka has opted to bench Green in favor of Amen Thompson amid the fourth-year guard’s struggles in shooting […]

Former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka’s first NBA head coaching job did not end well but he has since turned the Houston Rockets into a legitimate threat in the Western Conference. Roughly one month into the 2024-2025 season, Udoka has led the Rockets to a 12-6 record, good for fifth in the league through […]

With Thursday marking the one-month mark since the 2024-25 NBA season began, one thing that has become apparent in the Western Conference is that the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors are two teams not to be trifled with. Although neither team made the playoffs a year ago, both the Rockets and Warriors have elevated […]

The departure of Klay Thompson was by far the Golden State Warriors’ biggest story of a truly transformational offseason. His potential defection in free agency loomed over the Dubs throughout 2023-24, tempting the end of an era as rookie Brandin Podziemski established himself as a franchise fixture and despite Stephen Curry and Draymond Green already […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks were defeated by the Houston Rockets by a final score of 108-102 on Thursday night. The game did not go according to plan for Dallas, as the Mavs fell to 3-2 with the loss. Before the game, though, Mavs head coach Jason Kidd revealed an important roster update. Kidd said […]

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White was once an unsung player who was barely recruited out of high school. He’s now an NBA champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and an integral piece of a star-studded Celtics team. The Colorado native was arguably the best non-All-Star in the league last regular season, averaging 15.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, […]

The Houston Rockets traded for forward AJ Griffin just a few days after the end of the 2023-24 NBA season, but it’s looking like he’ll never play for them. The 21-year-old agreed to a buyout with the Rockets and was then waived so he could pursue a different passion away from basketball. On Saturday, Griffin […]

After winning 11 straight games, the Houston Rockets lost four straight and have been eliminated from contention for the play-in tournament. The Rockets had a second chance to make their play-in hopes interesting on Sunday following the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Dallas Mavericks 48 hours earlier. However, a horrid collapse befell the Rockets […]

On Sunday afternoon, head coach Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets saw their team’s faint playoff hopes come to an end with an overtime road loss to the Dallas Mavericks despite leading pretty much throughout the entirety of the game, including holding a 15-point advantage at the end of the first quarter. The Mavericks got […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Houston Rockets by a final score of 147-136 on Sunday. It was a competitive battle to say the least. Kyrie Irving led the Mavs with 48 points, while Luka Doncic added 37 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds. However, the Mavs trailed in the final seconds of the […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are playing the Houston Rockets on Sunday at the American Airlines Center. Dallas enters the game in fifth place in the Western Conference, sitting just two games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 4 seed. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have continued to perform at elite levels for […]

The Houston Rockets’ 2023-24 season looked dead in the water when they lost Alperen Sengun to a serious knee injury in early March. But the Rockets had no quit in them; they rattled off 10 straight victories to come to within one game of the Golden State Warriors for the 10th spot in the Western […]

The Western Conference has been chock-full of interesting storylines, emerging superstars and drama, so it is only fitting that the Houston Rockets (38-36) swoop in to give fans one more big plot twist at the end of the regular season. They used a stunning 11-game winning streak to catapult themselves into the NBA Play-In Tournament […]

The Dallas Mavericks won their seventh consecutive game on Sunday, earning a 125-107 road victory over the Houston Rockets. While speaking to the media, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka had only positive things to say about Mavericks star Kyrie Irving. Udoka had no shortage of praise for the Mavs guard, as he even referred to […]