Houston Rockets - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/houston-rockets/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:46:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Houston Rockets - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/houston-rockets/ 32 32 103504436 After routing Portland, Rockets storm back into 2025 NBA Cup race https://houstonnewmedia.org/after-routing-portland-rockets-storm-back-into-2025-nba-cup-race/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-routing-portland-rockets-storm-back-into-2025-nba-cup-race Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:46:46 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13270 When Houston lost its Emirates NBA Cup 2025 opener by double digits in San Antonio, its odds of advancing to December’s eight-team knockout rounds appeared low. But one week later, after Friday’s 24-point blowout of Portland (led by Kevin Durant, who scored 30 points and was +37 in his minutes), the Rockets are now in […]

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]]> 1064240 Seat changes are officially underway at Toyota Center https://houstonnewmedia.org/seat-changes-are-officially-underway-at-toyota-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seat-changes-are-officially-underway-at-toyota-center Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:06:23 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13257 In a self-funded project (reportedly at an investment of over $10 million), the Houston Rockets are replacing the 17,000 bowl seats inside their home arena of Toyota Center. The new seats feature a black sports-weave material, which will represent a noticeable change relative to the venue’s current color scheme of red. In advance of Wednesday’s […]

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]]> 1062318 2025 NBA Cup: Rockets in difficult spot after opening loss to Spurs https://houstonnewmedia.org/2025-nba-cup-rockets-in-difficult-spot-after-opening-loss-to-spurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2025-nba-cup-rockets-in-difficult-spot-after-opening-loss-to-spurs Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:43:26 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13241 Last fall, the Houston Rockets made an impressive run to the semifinals of the annual Emirates NBA Cup. That in-season tournament run concluded with a last-second home win over the Golden State Warriors in a thrilling quarterfinal and a competitive semifinal loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas. Both were single elimination games, […]

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]]> 1059753 Report: Rockets not likely to pursue Ja Morant trade with Grizzlies https://houstonnewmedia.org/report-rockets-not-likely-to-pursue-ja-morant-trade-with-grizzlies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-rockets-not-likely-to-pursue-ja-morant-trade-with-grizzlies Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:16:41 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13236 Just prior to training camp, the Houston Rockets lost veteran point guard Fred VanVleet (right knee ACL repair) to a potentially season ending injury. That development led many observers around the league to speculate that Houston might pursue an external upgrade at point guard. Yet, six games into the 2025-26 season, the Rockets (4-2) own […]

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]]> 1061279 As Houston’s point guard, Amen Thompson draws praise from Jason Kidd for his offense https://houstonnewmedia.org/as-houstons-point-guard-amen-thompson-draws-praise-from-jason-kidd-for-his-offense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as-houstons-point-guard-amen-thompson-draws-praise-from-jason-kidd-for-his-offense Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:32:30 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13231 HOUSTON — Amen Thompson may not look like a traditional point guard, but he’s filling in capably for the Rockets in the absence of veteran Fred VanVleet. The Rockets (3-2) entered Monday’s home game versus Dallas (2-4) on a three-game winning streak, and their 22-year-old rising star was +77 when playing during those games. For […]

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]]> 1058488 Zach Lowe loves the ‘scientific experiment’ of 2025-26 Rockets https://houstonnewmedia.org/zach-lowe-loves-the-scientific-experiment-of-2025-26-rockets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zach-lowe-loves-the-scientific-experiment-of-2025-26-rockets Sat, 01 Nov 2025 15:39:57 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13224 After losing Fred VanVleet to a potentially season ending knee injury, the Rockets aren’t starting a traditional point guard. The closest thing in Houston’s starting lineup, Amen Thompson, hasn’t even made a single 3-pointer through four games. And yet, at the moment, the Rockets (2-2) have the NBA’s best offense of the 2025-26 season. One […]

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]]> 1056233 Rockets rout Raptors as Houston becomes NBA’s No. 1 offense https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-rout-raptors-as-houston-becomes-nbas-no-1-offense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-rout-raptors-as-houston-becomes-nbas-no-1-offense Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:46:27 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13219 With Wednesday’s 139-121 victory at Toronto, the Rockets (2-2) secured their first winning streak of the 2025-26 campaign and are now NBA’s top-rated offense of the young season. Featuring Dave Hardisty, Ben DuBose, and Paulo Alves, our “ClutchFans Live” postgame show recaps all the key storylines from that showing against the Raptors. Discussion topics include […]

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]]> 1054597 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 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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]]> 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 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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]]> 1051161 One month post-surgery, Fred VanVleet moving without assistance or brace at Rockets’ practice https://houstonnewmedia.org/one-month-post-surgery-fred-vanvleet-moving-without-assistance-or-brace-at-rockets-practice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-month-post-surgery-fred-vanvleet-moving-without-assistance-or-brace-at-rockets-practice Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:43:03 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13196 Less than a month after undergoing ACL surgery on his right knee, veteran Rockets guard Fred VanVleet is already walking without crutches, a limp, or a brace. VanVleet was seen by reporters at Houston’s practice on Thursday, where the Rockets (0-1) were gearing up for Friday’s regular-season home opener against the Detroit Pistons (0-1). Known […]

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]]> 1050484 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.
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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 Rockets, Kevin Durant sign two-year extension at sub-max rate https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-kevin-durant-sign-two-year-extension-at-sub-max-rate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-kevin-durant-sign-two-year-extension-at-sub-max-rate Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:19:32 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13159 Just as he suggested when training camp opened, Kevin Durant has indeed signed a contract extension to remain with the Houston Rockets. The two-year extension, which is the maximum contract length Durant can sign at 37 years old, is for $90 million and contains a player option for year two, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. While […]

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]]> 1047933 Rockets, Kevin Durant sign two-year extension at sub-max rate https://houstonnewmedia.org/rockets-kevin-durant-sign-two-year-extension-at-sub-max-rate-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rockets-kevin-durant-sign-two-year-extension-at-sub-max-rate-2 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:19:32 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13159 Just as he suggested when training camp opened, Kevin Durant has indeed signed a contract extension to remain with the Houston Rockets. The two-year extension, which is the maximum contract length Durant can sign at 37 years old, is for $90 million and contains a player option for year two, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. While […]

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]]> 1047934 Injury updates: Jae’Sean Tate rejoins Rockets, Dorian Finney-Smith still out https://houstonnewmedia.org/injury-updates-jaesean-tate-rejoins-rockets-dorian-finney-smith-still-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=injury-updates-jaesean-tate-rejoins-rockets-dorian-finney-smith-still-out Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:27:24 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13155 Neither Jae’Sean Tate nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the 2025-26 preseason for the Rockets, with both Houston forwards sidelined due to offseason ankle surgeries. While neither issue is considered a long-term concern, Tate is slightly ahead of Finney-Smith in his recovery, and the hope is that Tate could be available when Houston’s regular-schedule begins at […]

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]]> 1047488 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 SI: Kevin Durant wants Houston to be his final NBA stop https://houstonnewmedia.org/si-kevin-durant-wants-houston-to-be-his-final-nba-stop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=si-kevin-durant-wants-houston-to-be-his-final-nba-stop Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:02:59 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13133 Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant is on the cover of the upcoming November print issue of Sports Illustrated. That issue is the iconic magazine’s official 2025-26 basketball preview. Written by NBA writer Chris Mannix, the cover story profiles how trading for the All-Star forward in the 2025 offseason could have the Rockets poised for championship […]

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]]> 1045727 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 NBA GMs see big season ahead for rising Rockets star Amen Thompson https://houstonnewmedia.org/nba-gms-see-big-season-ahead-for-rising-rockets-star-amen-thompson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nba-gms-see-big-season-ahead-for-rising-rockets-star-amen-thompson Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:21:23 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13127 As part of the annual NBA GM survey, NBA.com’s John Schuhmann polls the top decision-makers for each of the league’s 30 teams. Poll topics include the best teams, players, coaches, and offseason moves, with general managers not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel. Percentages are based on the pool of respondents to […]

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