July 17, 2020 Rockets' James Harden cleared to play, makes Disney practice debut NBA scoring leader James Harden of the Houston Rockets practiced with his team for the first time in more than four months Thursday, saying his arrival at the league's restart bubble at Walt Disney World was delayed by family issues.
July 14, 2020 Rockets’ Russell Westbrook was at Vegas club one month before testing positive for COVID-19: report Houston Rockets’ Russell Westbrook was out partying at a Las Vegas club exactly one month before he tested positive for COVID-19.
July 13, 2020 Houston Rockets forward accidentally breaks quarantine in Orlando: report Houston Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo will not engage in any team activities for the next eight days after he accidentally broke quarantine.
July 13, 2020 Rockets' Russell Westbrook reveals positive coronavirus test: 'Please take this virus seriously' Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook announced Monday he had tested positive for coronavirus prior to his team’s trip to Florida for the NBA’s restart to the season.
May 13, 2020 NBA partnership with China's state-run TV still on the rocks following Rockets' Daryl Morey tweet: report The feud between China’s state-run TV and the NBA was reignited on Monday after CCTV announced that it will continue its ban of the airing of any games following the fallout from Houston Rockets owner Daryl Morey’s pro-Hong Kong tweet last year.
April 20, 2020 Ex-Bulls general manager admits he would've taken Hakeem Olajuwon over Michael Jordan in 1984 The first two parts of “The Last Dance” was eye-opening for many reasons and one of the more interesting statements came from former Chicago Bulls general manager Rod Thorn.
April 13, 2020 Rockets guard Russell Westbrook assisting Houston-area students with 650 laptops Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook is assisting the Houston community.
February 28, 2020 Texas woman steals identity of Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, others A Texas woman was arrested this week after police say she stole the identity of several people including that of Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta.
January 26, 2020 'Kobe!' chants break out before Denver Nuggets game as fans learn of NBA star's tragic death Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday and news of his tragic death occurred right before the Denver Nuggets were set to play the Houston Rockets at their home arena.
January 19, 2020 NBA veteran Tyson Chandler says high school basketball players should be able to jump to pros Veteran NBA big man Tyson Chandler said he believes that high school basketball players should be able to jump to the professional ranks and recalled his own struggles before he made it.