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As news of Kobe Bryant’s passing rippled through the world on Sunday, many NBA players were left to process the news as they were readying themselves for Sunday’s games. The Houston Rockets were set to play against the Denver Nuggets, and the Toronto Raptors were to square off against the San Antonio Spurs. Before the Nuggets-Rockets game—the first […]
Less than six months ago, the Houston Rockets acquired Russell Westbrook in a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Chris Paul and several draft picks. Now, rumors have already begun to circulate about the Rockets’ willingness to entertain the possibility of trading Westbrook. “I think Westbrook is available,” The Ringer’s Ryen Russillo said, per Pro Basketball Talk. “We can talk about semantics. […]
While at Staples Center for their Christmas Day game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers guard Patrick Beverley responded to someone saying, “don’t make me call James Harden.” Beverley fired back, though it’s a little hard to hear, “Yeah, I’ll lock his ass out too.” Check out the exchange, which happened after Beverley blocked LeBron as he was attempting to […]
The Clippers strategy to keep James Harden in check Friday, as much as that is actually possible, was to trap him as well as switch coverage between Paul George and Kawhi Leonard down the stretch. At least when the two were assigned to guard him. It didn’t quite go according to plan since Harden still […]
Russell Westbrook continues to show love to his hometown of Los Angeles. On Thursday, the Houston Rockets star returned to his old neighborhood for the 8th annual Thanksgiving dinner, hosted by his Why Not? Foundation. The event took place at Jesse Owens Park, where Westbrook—along with his friends and family—served 600 meals to local residents. “For me […]
Wednesday’s heavyweight bout between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers more than lived up to the hype. The closely contested game came down to the wire, when the Rockets pulled away, and Austin Rivers expertly trolled his father. As the season progresses, this has all the potential of becoming the most heated rivalry […]
LeBron James spoke to reporters about the fallout from Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey‘s tweet supporting the protests in Hong Kong. Lakers’ LeBron James on NBA’s China controversy: “I don’t want to get into a … feud with Daryl Morey but I believe he wasn’t educated on the situation at hand and he spoke.” pic.twitter.com/KKrMNU0dKR — Ben […]
When it comes to international expansion, the NBA has been far ahead of its domestic rivals for years. Ever since David Stern took the reins as commissioner in 1984, the league has focused on eclipsing the boundaries of the United States, with a specific emphasis placed on China. Given all the potential consumers and revenue, […]
Of course Damian Lillard isn’t the only NBA player with some legit rapping skills. Iman Shumpert popped out at a BET Hip Hop Awards cypher and the internet took notice. All that time in Kanye West’s orbit has clearly paid off, as Shumpert held his own alongside King Los and IDK. His verse had flow […]
The Houston Rockets have been a beloved basketball team in China for some time. According to NBC Sports, 2019’s “red card” report reveals that the Rockets were still the second-most popular team in China behind the Golden State Warriors. However, that’s all about to change following a now-deleted tweet by Rockets GM Daryl Morey, which showed […]
