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Report: John Wall to Sign With Clippers After Buyout With Rockets
Five-time All-Star John Wall reportedly is agreeing to a contract buyout with the Houston Rockets and will sign with the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency.
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Report: Mavericks Acquiring Christian Wood From Rockets
The Houston Rockets reportedly are trading Christian Wood to the Dallas Mavericks for a first-round pick and four players.
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Oladipo Returns, Herro Scores 31, Heat Top Rockets 123-106
Victor Oladipo scored 11 points in in his first game in nearly a year, Tyler Herro scored 21 of his 31 points in the second quarter and the Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets 123-106
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Butler Scores Season-High 37, Heat Beat Rockets 120-110
Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 37 points and the short-handed Miami Heat built a big lead early and held on for a 120-110 win over the Houston Rockets
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Christian Wood's Errant Pass Hits Fan in Head During Rockets-Hornets
Rockets center Christian Wood threw a pass that hit an unsuspecting fan in the head during Monday’s game against the Hornets.
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Kevin Porter Jr. Loses First NBA Triple-Double After Stat Adjustment
Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. had his first NBA triple-double taken away. Here’s why.
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Report: John Wall Could Sit Out Entire Season for Rockets, But Trade Unlikely
The former Wizard played 40 games for Houston last year, but hasn’t played this season.
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Bodycam Shows Aftermath of Sterling Brown Attack
Newly released police bodycam video shows the moments after Houston Rockets guard Sterling Brown was allegedly attacked outside of a Miami strip club. NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola reports
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Miami Heat Run Away in 2nd Half, Roll Past Houston Rockets
Kendrick Nunn scored a season-high 30 points, Duncan Robinson and Goran Dragic each added 19 and Miami beat Houston 113-91
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Rockets Say Sterling Brown Was Attacked, Injured in Miami
The Houston Rockets say that guard Sterling Brown was assaulted by unknown individuals after the team arrived in Miami late Sunday night, suffering cuts to his face.
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Jimmy Butler Has Triple-Double, Leads Miami Heat Past Houston Rockets
Jimmy Butler had a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the Miami Heat overcame a slow start to beat the slumping Houston Rockets 101-94 on Thursday night
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James Harden Rockets Out of Houston, Headed to Nets in Blockbuster Multiteam Deal
James Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to give the Nets a potent trio featuring some of the NBA’s highest scorers.
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OKC-Houston Game Postponed, Harden Out After COVID Violation
Houston’s season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night has been postponed after coronavirus cases and James Harden’s violation of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets without the league-mandated eight players available for the game
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LeBron James Speaks, Says Rockets' Morey ‘Wasn't Educated' on China Tweet
LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “was either misinformed or not really educated on the situation” regarding the potential consequences of his actions when he tweeted in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.
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NBA Decides to Remain Silent for Rest of China Trip
The NBA will complete its trip to China in silence. Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets to end this year’s NBA China Games series will be played as scheduled in Shenzhen, though there will be no news conferences for players or coaches before or after that contest. The NBA came to that conclusion after talking...
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Media Events Canceled in China for Nets-Lakers Preseason Game
In response to the NBA defending Daryl Morey’s freedom of speech, Chinese officials took it away from the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets. All of the usual media sessions surrounding the Lakers-Nets preseason game in Shanghai on Thursday — including a scheduled news conference from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and postgame news conferences with the teams — were canceled....
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NBA Postpones Nets-Lakers Media Sessions in Shanghai
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday that the league is still expecting them to play as scheduled this week, even while the rift between the league and Chinese officials continued in ways that clearly suggested the two planned games in Shanghai and Shenzhen were anything but guaranteed. The NBA called off scheduled...
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Could Yao Ming Mend the Fences Between the NBA and China?
Yao Ming could be the man in the middle if the NBA and China are going to mend fences. Yao is a former Houston Rockets great and an NBA Hall of Famer. At home, the towering center is even larger as head of the Chinese Basketball Association and one of the most recognizable figures in the country. NBA Commissioner Adam...
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Chinese State TV Suspends 2 NBA Preseason Game Broadcasts
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced Tuesday it will no longer air two NBA preseason games set to be played in the country. In a statement, CCTV indicated the decision was prompted by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s remarks in Japan following a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey last week that supported anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong. The broadcaster...
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Rockets General Manager's Show of Support for Hong Kong Protesters Angers China
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried Sunday to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he did not intend to offend any of the team’s Chinese fans or sponsors. A short time after Morey posted that statement, the NBA said it was “regrettable” that the deleted tweet offended...