Yes! We have a special midweek Rockets’ Round-Up because the Houston Rockets have a brand new uniform for the 2021-22 season. Much like the light blue “H-Town” jerseys a year ago, or the NASA-themed white uniforms before that, Houston got a new set of one-year-only uniforms. This year’s special uniforms look familiar… intentionally. No, they’re […]
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Following a week of Houston Rockets basketball, the Rockets sit at 1-3 and back near the bottom of the Western Conference. After a very hyped-up off-season, there are a lot of disappointed Rockets fans not sure what to make of a season of four games all decided by double-digits. The key question all season long […]
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Here’s to the first Houston Rockets’ Round-Up with actual basketball to talk about. No more “who to root for” or “what could the alternate jersey look like;” not there have been real-life NBA games to watch and analyze. Ok, admittedly… in many ways, a handful of preseason games isn’t exactly the same. Stephen Silas used […]
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The ongoing pandemic has led to folks binging a lot of television. Hulu, Netflix, and Peacock subscriptions all boomed throughout the last 18 months, shows got more creative with how and when they were pushing their content, and older shows found their way into a younger generation. But for Apple TV+, one show reigned supreme: […]
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Media day for the Houston Rockets has come and gone and, even though it lacked a bunch of vaccine talk, it was a fairly eventful day. The ‘Kets boast a bunch of exciting new young players, and have quickly flipped from the olde guarde to the shining example of the “youth movement” in the NBA. […]
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To open, what follows is very strongly pro-vaccine. If that’s not your jam, I’d argue it should be. I suggest you read this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, or this first. This is an article about an issue in sports and the NBA, that is tangential to a much larger American issue. […]
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Ben Simmons, a multi-time All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year candidate is far and away the most accomplished player under 25 available this off-season. Since winning the 2018 Rookie of the Year, Simmons has been one of the league’s most polarizing players. He switches from being a poor shooter to one that refuses it… […]
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This wasn’t a Rockets’ Round-Up I was really preparing to write until October, somewhere before “predictions on the upcoming season” and after the inevitable “alternate jersey reveal” (though they really should go with DJ Screw). But, after a Shams tweet on Tuesday, the news of the week is clear to all Houston Rockets fans: Houston […]
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Thursday morning, amidst a flurry of last-minute NFL previews, Derek Jeter Hall of Fame gossip, and a New Orleans Saints trade, another ESPN programming bombshell was dropped. After ten years in syndication, Highly Questionable was dropped. Friday, September 10th was the last live episode on ESPN airwaves. The time slot will be filled by a […]
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In the summer of 2017, Nike officially became the jersey and apparel sponsor for the NBA. In their first big move, Nike decided to completely scrap the previous “home, away, alternate” branding of jerseys. Nike decided to relabel the jerseys completely. The white jersey, traditionally the home jersey, was the “Association” Edition jersey. The team […]
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The news broke late Wednesday afternoon in Bristol, CT. Just over a month after a year-old scandal flooded the news, Rachel Nichols was officially out at ESPN. The WorldWide Leader in Sports cut ties with one of The Hollywood Reporter’s “10 Most Powerful Voices in Sports Media ” after a leaked accidental recording caught Nichols […]
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As Houston fans, we get it; every NBA fan who didn’t suffer through a 17-55 season, with their team blowing up less than a month in, doesn’t get the importance of the NBA Summer League. Frankly, it’s been almost 20 years since Houston cared much about Summer League. But the Houston Rockets have had a […]
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On Wednesday, a viral Bleacher Report interview broke midday when Draymond Green got the chance to sit down and lay it all out with Kevin Durant. The former teammates won two NBA Championships in three seasons and were adamant they would have “Three-peated” had Durant not suffered a torn Achilles. The two were known for […]
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The Houston Rockets have not been in this position often, but for rebuilding teams and teams building through the draft, the NBA Summer League is the spark of hope. In what used to be a quaint affair, the Las Vegas Summer League is where new rookies get their first run in NBA Basketball. It’s gone from […]
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