Houston Rockets

A lot of folks, including LeBron James, are hopping mad at Washington Wizards basketball analyst Glenn Consor for the crazy comment he made about Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. during Wednesday’s game.

Days after making a spectacle of herself by twerking at a Lakers game with her ass cheeks out, famed fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger says he wants to collab with Lizzo, and the Houston Rockets have invited the singer and her “millennial mammy” act to their court. The Houston Rockets extended an invitation to Lizzo to dance with their cheerleaders, the […]

A federal grand jury indicted Ex-NBA player Kermit Washington on charges he evaded taxes and defrauded donors to his charity, according to documents unsealed in court. Washington’s NBA career spanned more than a decade, and one of his most memorable moments occurred when he clocked (and ended the career of) Houston Rockets player Rudy Tomjanovich in an on-court altercation […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Russell Westbrook and James Harden are together again, and Chris Paul is leaving Houston to make that reunion happen. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Paul in a swapping of top point guards. The Thunder also are […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carmelo Anthony is going to Chicago, albeit only on paper. Where he’s going next remains unclear. A person with direct knowledge of the matter said the Houston Rockets are trading Anthony and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Bulls in a deal that is expected to be completed Tuesday. The person […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey denied a report Sunday that said Carmelo Anthony’s time with the team will soon come to an end. Anthony, who was out for the second straight game Sunday night with an illness, is in his first season with the Rockets after one year in Oklahoma City. […]

Lakers teammates Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul of the Rockets were suspended without pay Sunday for an on-court fight. Ingram was suspended four games, Rondo will sit out three games and Paul two games. The NBA handed down the punishments a day after the incident in the fourth quarter at Staples Center. […]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — James Harden of the Houston Rockets is the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. He joined Michael Jordan as the only players to average at least 20 points, eight assists, five rebounds and 1.7 steals in a season. Harden led the league in scoring, 3-pointers and 50-point games with four while helping […]

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden knew he’d have to do a little more on Tuesday night with the Houston Rockets missing key players. Even he couldn’t have imagined he’d do this much. Harden became the first player in NBA history to score 60 points as part of a triple-double and the short-handed Rockets beat the […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA is planning to speak with players from both the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers to determine the specifics of late-game and postgame events involving the teams. NBA spokesman Tim Frank said Tuesday that the league would look into the matter. Tempers boiled over Monday night late in the […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — James Harden became a star in Houston, and now he’s ready to call the city home. Harden signed a four-year, “supermax” extension Saturday, a whopper of a deal that guarantees Harden about $228 million over the next six seasons and makes it the richest contract in league history. The extension alone […]

Gloria Govan, estranged wife of Matt Barnes, recently expressed her displeasure about him being fined $50,000 for making disrespectful comments to James Harden’s mother, Monja Willis, a few weeks ago. Barnes was accused of telling Willis, “Suck my d—k b—h” during Game 2 of the Rockets vs. Clippers playoff series. Barnes assumed he was “probably […]