Media Day - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/media-day/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:49 +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 Media Day - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/media-day/ 32 32 103504436 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 Patrick Fertitta: Even after Kevin Durant trade, Rockets still focused on building long-term contender https://houstonnewmedia.org/patrick-fertitta-even-after-kevin-durant-trade-rockets-still-focused-on-building-long-term-contender/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=patrick-fertitta-even-after-kevin-durant-trade-rockets-still-focused-on-building-long-term-contender Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:43:11 +0000 https://www.clutchfans.net/?p=13044 The Houston Rockets recently traded for a 37-year-old superstar in Kevin Durant, but that doesn’t mean the team’s focus has shifted strictly to a short-term view. Patrick Fertitta, son of Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and an increasingly important figure in Houston’s front office, spoke Monday with Matt Thomas of SportsTalk 790 and explained that the […]

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]]> 1033719 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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