NBA Suspends Rockets’ Amen Thompson, Heat’s Terry Rozier For Fight

The NBA has suspended Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson for two games and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier for one game over their roles in a skirmish in the final moments of Miami’s 104-100 win over Houston at Toyota Center on Sunday night. The league also issued $145,000 in fines from that matchup. NBA fined […]

James Foglio  •  31 Dec 2024
De’Aaron Fox Trade Rumors: Heat, Lakers, Rockets, Spurs Linked

According to ESPN’s Tim McMahon, four NBA teams are reportedly interested in pursuing a trade for Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox: the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, and San Antonio Spurs. Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox is in the fourth season of his five-year, $164 million rookie-scale extension Fox, 27, is in the […]

James Foglio  •  27 Dec 2024
James Harden’s Houston Restaurant Allegedly Overserved Driver in Fatal Crash

Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden is the founder and owner of Thirteen Restaurant by James Harden, an upscale dining restaurant located at 1911 Bagby St. in Houston, TX, that combines traditional flavors with a Japanese flare. Thirteen Restaurant by James Harden, Team Harden LLC are being sued by Taylar Jackson’s family Harden’s restaurant along […]

James Foglio  •  10 Dec 2024
Rockets’ Alperen Sengun Agrees to Five-Year, $185M Extension

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun has agreed on a five-year, $185 million rookie extension, his agents Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz of Excel Basketball announced Monday. His extension begins next season and includes a player option for the fifth season in 2029-30. Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun signed a five-year rookie extension with a player […]

James Foglio  •  22 Oct 2024
Jack McVeigh Becomes First NBA Player to Wear No. 58 Jersey

Houston Rockets rookie forward Jack McVeigh will become the first NBA player to wear number 58 as a regular jersey number in the upcoming 2024-25 season, according to basketball numerologist Etienne Catalan. Nine numbers have never been worn by an NBA player Since No. 58 is taken, this now leaves nine unused numbers: 64, 69, […]

James Foglio  •  02 Oct 2024
AJ Griffin, Rockets Agree to Contract Buyout Amid Retirement Talk

The Houston Rockets and forward AJ Griffin have reached terms on a contract buyout, per the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen. Griffin, the 16th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, was set to enter the third year of his four-year, $17.1 million contract. The buyout is worth $250,000, according to Spotrac. The former first-round draft […]

James Foglio  •  21 Sep 2024
NBA Rumors: Rockets’ Jalen Green to Sign Extension After 2024-25 Season?

According to the latest NBA rumors, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green could be waiting until after the 2024-25 season to sign his contract extension. During the Jalen Green Youth Basketball Camp in Houston, Green told Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle that his focus is on the upcoming season, not his contract. “For sure,” Green […]

James Foglio  •  16 Sep 2024
Ex-NBA Player Mitchell Wiggins, Father of Andrew Wiggins, Dies at 64

Former NBA player Mitchell Wiggins, the father of Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins, died Monday at the age of 64. Wiggins’ daughter, Angey, confirmed Mitchell’s passing on her Instagram account. The National Basketball Retired Players Association posted this message on X: “The basketball community has lost a Legend. Our hearts are with the family, […]

James Foglio  •  14 Sep 2024
AJ Griffin Considering NBA Retirement After Two Seasons

Houston Rockets forward AJ Griffin is “seriously considering” stepping away from basketball after two NBA seasons at the age of 21, according to Shams Charania and Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Griffin, who was selected 16th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2022 draft out of Duke, did not provide a reason why he’s […]

James Foglio  •  13 Sep 2024