Jabari Smith Jr. - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/jabari-smith-jr/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:09:42 +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 Jabari Smith Jr. - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/jabari-smith-jr/ 32 32 103504436 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 Jabari Smith Jr. rejoins Houston’s starting lineup for 2025-26 season https://houstonnewmedia.org/jabari-smith-jr-rejoins-houstons-starting-lineup-for-2025-26-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jabari-smith-jr-rejoins-houstons-starting-lineup-for-2025-26-season Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:39:31 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13089 As expected, fourth-year forward Jabari Smith Jr. is returning to the starting lineup for the 2025-26 Houston Rockets. “For the most part we have four guys penciled in, and we’ll figure out what to with the fifth,” head coach Ime Udoka said earlier in the week. At Saturday’s training camp practice, Udoka confirmed that Smith […]

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]]> 1037630 ESPN sees growing bond between Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr., Kevin Durant https://houstonnewmedia.org/espn-sees-growing-bond-between-rockets-jabari-smith-jr-kevin-durant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=espn-sees-growing-bond-between-rockets-jabari-smith-jr-kevin-durant Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:49 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13082 It’s been well established in the past that Jabari Smith Jr. looks up to Kevin Durant, now his teammate with the Houston Rockets. The two have worked out together in previous offseasons, and both have similar body types as lanky, 6-foot-10 or 6-foot-11 forwards with perimeter shooting ability and considerable defensive versatility. Granted, Smith’s production […]

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]]> 1037054 Jabari Smith Jr. thinks he deserves a return to Rockets’ starting lineup https://houstonnewmedia.org/jabari-smith-jr-thinks-he-deserves-a-return-to-rockets-starting-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jabari-smith-jr-thinks-he-deserves-a-return-to-rockets-starting-lineup Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:00:01 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13040 HOUSTON — The Rockets traded away two starters (Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks) in the deal bringing in superstar forward Kevin Durant, and they subsequently lost veteran point guard Fred VanVleet to an ACL tear in his right knee. So, relative to when we last saw the Rockets in the 2025 NBA playoffs, Houston only […]

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]]> 1033652 Jabari Smith Jr. thinks he deserves a return to Rockets’ starting lineup https://houstonnewmedia.org/jabari-smith-jr-thinks-he-deserves-a-return-to-rockets-starting-lineup-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jabari-smith-jr-thinks-he-deserves-a-return-to-rockets-starting-lineup-2 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:00:01 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13040 HOUSTON — The Rockets traded away two starters (Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks) in the deal bringing in superstar forward Kevin Durant, and they subsequently lost veteran point guard Fred VanVleet to an ACL tear in his right knee. So, relative to when we last saw the Rockets in the 2025 NBA playoffs, Houston only […]

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