Clutch - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/clutch/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:24:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Clutch - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/clutch/ 32 32 103504436 Rockets crush Nets, get first win of 2025-26 season https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-crush-nets-get-first-win-of-2025-26-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-crush-nets-get-first-win-of-2025-26-season https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-crush-nets-get-first-win-of-2025-26-season/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:24:56 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13215 It’s been a bumpy start, and it wasn’t exactly the 1996 Bulls on the other end, but the Rockets got their first win of the season Monday night. Tari Eason broke out with 22 points — 20 in the first half — as the Rockets pulled away late first quarter and never looked back. Alperen […]

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]]> https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-crush-nets-get-first-win-of-2025-26-season/feed/ 0 1052995 Live Postgame Show after Rockets home opener vs Pistons https://houstonnewmedia.org/live-postgame-show-after-rockets-home-opener-vs-pistons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=live-postgame-show-after-rockets-home-opener-vs-pistons https://houstonnewmedia.org/live-postgame-show-after-rockets-home-opener-vs-pistons/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:10:26 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13210 The home opener is tonight, with Kevin Durant playing a regular season game in front of the home crowd for the first time, when the Rockets take on the Pistons at 7:00 pm Central. Detroit is missing that shooter they had in Malik Beasley and Jaden Ivey (knee surgery) is out, but Cade Cunningham is […]

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]]> https://houstonnewmedia.org/live-postgame-show-after-rockets-home-opener-vs-pistons/feed/ 0 1051161 Rockets President says engaged fans is team’s top priority https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-president-says-engaged-fans-is-teams-top-priority/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-president-says-engaged-fans-is-teams-top-priority Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:25:47 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13179 Gretchen Sheirr, Rockets President of Business Operations, joins ClutchFans for an exclusive interview and discusses the business of the Rockets

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]]> 1050144 Live Postgame Show after Rockets-Thunder opener tonight! https://houstonnewmedia.org/live-postgame-show-after-rockets-thunder-opener-tonight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=live-postgame-show-after-rockets-thunder-opener-tonight Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:35:22 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13173 The 2025-26 season is here! The Rockets open their season, with Kevin Durant making his Houston debut, tonight in Oklahoma City.
Come join Ben DuBose and I live after the game on the ClutchFans YouTube channel as we discuss and react to how the season ...

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]]> 1049087 Live Show: No Tari Eason Extension with Rockets?! https://houstonnewmedia.org/live-show-no-tari-eason-extension-with-rockets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=live-show-no-tari-eason-extension-with-rockets Tue, 21 Oct 2025 02:59:30 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13167 The extension deadline came and went today and the Rockets did not come to a contract agreement with Tari Eason. Maybe in hindsight this should have been foreseen — the Rockets signed Jabari Smith Jr. early in the summer but never followed that with news of a locked-up Tari. Eason himself expressed what appeared to […]

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]]> 1048654 Postgame Show: Reed Sheppard thrives as Rockets finish preseason 4-0 https://houstonnewmedia.org/postgame-show-reed-sheppard-thrives-as-rockets-finish-preseason-4-0/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=postgame-show-reed-sheppard-thrives-as-rockets-finish-preseason-4-0 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 03:51:57 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13149 It’s been a mixed bag for Rockets second-year guard Reed Sheppard, but Thursday night, his potential was on full display. With several key players — Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun, Steven Adams, Clint Capela — sitting out, Reed Sheppard led the B-Team in Atlanta and feasted, hitting 12-22 shots for 29 […]

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]]> 1046258 Postgame Show: Rockets fight off Pelicans, Jabari Smith Jr. shows out https://houstonnewmedia.org/postgame-show-rockets-fight-off-pelicans-jabari-smith-jr-shows-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=postgame-show-rockets-fight-off-pelicans-jabari-smith-jr-shows-out Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:09:42 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13143 Jabari Smith Jr. really does look different this year. Jabari showed out Tuesday night as the Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-128 to improve to 3-0 in the preseason. The Rockets close out the practice games Thursday against the Hawks before opening the regular season this coming Tuesday against the Thunder in Oklahoma City. […]

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]]> 1044836 Postgame Show: Kevin Durant makes Rockets debut as Houston moves to 2-0 in preseason https://houstonnewmedia.org/postgame-show-kevin-durant-makes-rockets-debut-as-houston-moves-to-2-0-in-preseason-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=postgame-show-kevin-durant-makes-rockets-debut-as-houston-moves-to-2-0-in-preseason-2 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:51:19 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13122 Kevin Durant is now really a Houston Rocket. Durant made his Houston Rockets debut on Wednesday as the Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 140-127. Durant missed his first three shots, then made his final seven en route to 20 points to lead the Rockets. Amen Thompson finished with 19 points, seven boards and six assists, […]

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]]> 1041142 Postgame Show: Kevin Durant makes Rockets debut as Houston moves to 2-0 in preseason https://houstonnewmedia.org/postgame-show-kevin-durant-makes-rockets-debut-as-houston-moves-to-2-0-in-preseason/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=postgame-show-kevin-durant-makes-rockets-debut-as-houston-moves-to-2-0-in-preseason Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:51:19 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13122 Kevin Durant is now really a Houston Rocket. Durant made his Houston Rockets debut on Wednesday as the Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 140-127. Durant missed his first three shots, then made his final seven en route to 20 points to lead the Rockets. Amen Thompson finished with 19 points, seven boards and six assists, […]

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]]> 1041141 Postgame Show: Sengun, Smith Jr., Rockets take preseason opener https://houstonnewmedia.org/postgame-show-sengun-smith-jr-rockets-take-preseason-opener/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=postgame-show-sengun-smith-jr-rockets-take-preseason-opener Tue, 07 Oct 2025 03:56:31 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13100 There was no Kevin Durant, which was a definite disappointment, but the Rockets opened their preseason Monday night with a 122-113 home win over the Atlanta Hawks. Ben Dubose and I went live on the ClutchFans YouTube account for postgame, discussing the impactful first quarter from Jabari Smith Jr., the offensive burst from Alperen Sengun […]

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]]> 1039226 Former Westbrook teammates agree — they’ve never seen an athlete in the NBA like Amen Thompson https://houstonnewmedia.org/former-westbrook-teammates-agree-theyve-never-seen-an-athlete-in-the-nba-like-amen-thompson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-westbrook-teammates-agree-theyve-never-seen-an-athlete-in-the-nba-like-amen-thompson Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:57:56 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13070 From the moment they selected Amen Thompson with the fourth pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets have been ecstatic about his potential. Inside the organization, from the front office to the coaching staff, there’s been a consistent belief in Amen’s enormous upside, built on his rare combination of size, elite athleticism, defensive […]

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]]> 1036156 Looking Back on the Trade for Phoenix’s Draft Picks https://houstonnewmedia.org/looking-back-on-the-trade-for-phoenixs-draft-picks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-back-on-the-trade-for-phoenixs-draft-picks Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:52:46 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12969 Are the Rockets set to cash in on Phoenix’s downfall or could a Suns retool murky the waters?

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]]> 918703 Amen Thompson’s ankle injury will be re-evaluated in one week https://houstonnewmedia.org/amen-thompsons-ankle-injury-will-be-re-evaluated-in-one-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amen-thompsons-ankle-injury-will-be-re-evaluated-in-one-week Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:46:18 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12998 "The things he does you can't replicate," says Rockets coach Ime Udoka

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]]> 916760 How the Kyrie Irving Injury Impacts Rockets https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-the-kyrie-irving-injury-impacts-rockets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-the-kyrie-irving-injury-impacts-rockets Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:22:24 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12983 Houston's draft positioning and offseason plans could be impacted by Dallas

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]]> 913219 Rockets Sign David Roddy to Two-Way Contract https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-sign-david-roddy-to-two-way-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-sign-david-roddy-to-two-way-contract Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:37:15 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12976 Former first-round pick has played with the Grizzlies, Suns and Hawks

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]]> 917508 Houston a potential landing spot for Ben Simmons post-buyout? https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-a-potential-landing-spot-for-ben-simmons-post-buyout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-a-potential-landing-spot-for-ben-simmons-post-buyout Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:38:09 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12947 ESPN NBA analyst Brian Windhorst said on Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline show that Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons is working on a buyout and the Houston Rockets is a potential landing spot for him. “Cleveland and Houston are two situations for Ben Simmons,” said Windhorst. Brian Windhorst says the Cavaliers and Rockets are buyout locations […]

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]]> 897928 Rockets pick up another second-round pick in deal with Hawks https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-pick-up-another-second-round-pick-in-deal-with-hawks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-pick-up-another-second-round-pick-in-deal-with-hawks Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:55:17 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12937 The Houston Rockets are working the phones to do a little more asset management. After acquiring a second-round pick from Boston to take on Jaden Springer’s salary, the Rockets made another similar move, absorbing the contract of Cody Zeller this season to get back a 2028 second-round pick. Ironically, that pick is Houston’s own 2028 […]

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]]> 897939 Rockets Pick Up Jaden Springer, Second-Round Pick in Trade with Celtics https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-pick-up-jaden-springer-second-round-pick-in-trade-with-celtics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-pick-up-jaden-springer-second-round-pick-in-trade-with-celtics Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:18:09 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12916 The NBA Trade Deadline is just over 24 hours away but the Houston Rockets have already made a move. OK, it’s not that kind of move, but Rafael Stone and the front office did make a trade on the margins on Wednesday, picking up Jaden Springer and a 2030 second-round pick from Boston. The Rockets […]

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]]> 896979 Podcast: Doncic to Lakers, Fox to Spurs and the Trade Deadline for the Houston Rockets https://houstonnewmedia.org/podcast-doncic-to-lakers-fox-to-spurs-and-the-trade-deadline-for-the-houston-rockets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcast-doncic-to-lakers-fox-to-spurs-and-the-trade-deadline-for-the-houston-rockets Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:54:25 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12907 Luka Doncic traded to the Lakers? De’Aaron Fox traded to the Spurs? What a crazy few days it has been, and the NBA trade deadline (Feb 6) hasn’t even arrived yet. The league is already turned upside down, so what does this mean for the Western Conference and the Houston Rockets? Join Dave Hardisty and […]

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]]> 895020 How the stunning Luka Doncic trade to the Lakers impacts the Houston Rockets https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-the-stunning-luka-doncic-trade-to-the-lakers-impacts-the-houston-rockets-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-the-stunning-luka-doncic-trade-to-the-lakers-impacts-the-houston-rockets-2 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:26:54 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=12882 Late Saturday night, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick. I know, it doesn’t seem even remotely real. This is the most shocking sports trade of my lifetime. I can’t think of one bigger nor one more unbelievable. The Mavericks have to know […]

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