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• Rockets Discuss Moving Decision On Fred VanVleet Team Option To End Of June

  07-05-2025 07:27 via basketball.realgm.com
  
  The Houston Rockets are discussing pushing back the decision on Fred VanVleet's $44.9 million team options to the end of June, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line and Jake Fischer of The People's Insider.
  The Rockets must decide on VanVleet's future this week under the original agreement.
  VanVleet previously said that he hopes to remain with the Rockets.
  Rafael Stone has indicated that the Rockets plan on prioritizing continuity this summer.
  
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• [Last Word on Sports] - Lack of a True Point Guard Is Starting to Hurt the Rockets

  20-12-2025 15:35 via sportspyder.com
  For much of the season, the Houston Rockets managed to mask a structural flaw through discipline, . Even without a traditional point guard available, the team survived late-game moments by slowing the pace and leaning on physical advantages. However, recent losses have made it increasingly difficult to ignore a growing concern. The Houston Rockets’ point guard issue is no longer theoretical. It is beginning to cause tangible damage in games that should be controlled and closed. That realit
  
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• [Last Word on Sports] - Houston Rockets Could Help Bring the WNBA Back to the City

  20-12-2025 15:30 via sportspyder.com
  The possibility of the WNBA returning to Houston is gaining real traction, and the Houston Rockets appear to be at the center of that conversation. According to reports , Rockets ownership is engaged in substantive and increasingly positive negotiations to acquire the Connecticut Sun, with the long-term goal of relocating the franchise to Houston. If finalized, the move would mark one of the most significant developments in women’s professional basketball in recent years and revive a histo
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Kevin Durant Explains Rockets' Offensive Challenges Without Fred VanVleet

  20-12-2025 15:28 via sportspyder.com
  Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka was forced to make a last minute offensive shift in strategy prior to the start of the 2025-26 season. The Rockets lost their po
  
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• [Fan Nation] - Nike Basketball Unveils 2025 Christmas Sneaker Collection

  20-12-2025 14:35 via sportspyder.com
  Nike is dropping seven basketball shoes for NBA on Christmas Day.
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Rockets and Nuggets Both See Notable Injury Reports

  20-12-2025 14:30 via sportspyder.com
  Tonight, the Houston Rockets will face off against the Denver Nuggets for the third time this season, hoping to exorcise some big-game demons. Denver, who Houst
  
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• [Fan Nation] - Rockets' Alperen Sengun Lands in The Ringer's Top-15

  20-12-2025 13:11 via sportspyder.com
  Alperen Sengun has had a meteoric rise to stardom, since joining the NBA. The Houston Rockets center wasn’t a lottery pick in his 2021 draft class. Instead, he
  
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• [USA Today: Rockets Wire] - Do the Houston Rockets have a Tari Eason problem?

  20-12-2025 04:57 via sportspyder.com
  After Tari Eason's latest extended injury absence for the Rockets, Houston might be forced to make a tough decision about his future
  
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• [USA Today: Rockets Wire] - Rockets remain without Tari Eason, whose left shin is sore again

  20-12-2025 01:58 via sportspyder.com
  After missing four weeks with an oblique injury, Rockets forward Tari Eason was ramping up to return before feeling some soreness in his left shin.
  
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• [Click2Houston] - A New Way to Watch the Rockets: Inside Sire Spirits Social Club at Toyota Center

  20-12-2025 01:53 via sportspyder.com
  The restaurant that was revamped by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, is a must do experience for fans and non-fans alike.
  
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• [ClutchPoints] - Why Rockets still have late-game problems despite having Kevin Durant

  20-12-2025 01:49 via sportspyder.com
  The Houston Rockets coughed up a 25-point lead in their 133-128 overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. “That’s not who we are, and I hate that it happened like this,” Kevin Durant said after the game. Durant is right in one respect; the Rockets have not been a team that routinely surrenders […] The post appeared first on .
  
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• [Deadspin] - Deadspin | Rockets return to Denver five days after frustrating OT loss

  20-12-2025 01:47 via sportspyder.com
  Deadspin | Rockets return to Denver five days after frustrating OT loss
  
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• [ClutchPoints] - Rockets’ Kevin Durant drops insane shower take that will have fans plugging their noses

  20-12-2025 00:32 via sportspyder.com
  Houston Rockets All-Star Kevin Durant is going viral and it has nothing to do with baketball, but rather his take on showering and his personal hygiene. While former players are calling Durant the greatest scorer in NBA history, he surprised fans with his revealing habits, or lackthereof, as KD admitted to not showering for days. […] The post appeared first on .
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - The Rockets Revealing Inability To Finish Games

  19-12-2025 23:09 via sportspyder.com
  The Houston Rockets are starting to add up several crushing losses in the past few weeks as they have struggled to hold on for late victories, even against weak
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Rockets Have Reason for Concern if Third-Straight Nuggets Loss Becomes Reality

  19-12-2025 23:09 via sportspyder.com
  Houston is searching for its first win against Denver after facing them twice before. A third loss would say a lot about its place in the NBA hierarchy.
  
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• [ClutchPoints] - Rockets’ Kevin Durant receives ‘best scorer in NBA history’ claim

  19-12-2025 22:31 via sportspyder.com
  Amid Houston Rockets All-Star Kevin Durant’s 18th NBA season, the future Hall of Fame forward is receiving his flowers as the best scorer in NBA history from Marcus Morris. While Durant says he’s mastered the game thus far, save him from comparisons as he’s focused on adding to his legacy in his first season with […] The post appeared first on .
  
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• [ESPN Houston] - NBA Admits They Blew It: Rockets Robbed by Refs in Denver

  19-12-2025 22:15 via sportspyder.com
  The NBA’s Last Two Minute (L2M) Report confirmed what Rockets fans already knew — three critical officiating mistakes in the final moments of Houston’s game ...
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Rockets' Ownership in Substantive Talks for Purchase, Relocation of Connecticut Sun

  19-12-2025 21:51 via sportspyder.com
  The Houston Rockets and Houston Comets have always been intertwined. At least when the Comets were around. Then Rockets owner Les Alexander owned both teams in
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Ime Udoka Blasts Rockets' Defense in Loss vs. Pelicans

  19-12-2025 21:51 via sportspyder.com
  Houston's second-half defense was an eye sore against one of the league's worst teams, and Udoka wasted no time criticizing it.
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Amen Thompson's 3-Point Shooting Has Taken a Step Back This Season

  19-12-2025 21:51 via sportspyder.com
  Coming into the 2023 NBA draft, Amen Thompson was seen as many things: an elite athlete, a potential elite defender, and one of the fastest players in the draft
  
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• Rockets Ownership In Talks To Purchase, Relocate Connecticut Sun To Houston

  19-12-2025 21:51 via basketball.realgm.com
  Ownership of the Houston Rockets is in substantive talks with the Connecticut Sun over the potential purchase and relocation of the WNBA franchise, sources told ESPN this week. The discussions have been described as "positive," with Rockets ownership improving its offer to a number the Sun might find acceptable.
  A source close to the situation said that while a formal offer has been discussed, the parties have not signed an exclusivity agreement. There has not been a decision on the future of th
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - The Rockets Must Take Advantage Of Their Rematch With The Nuggets

  19-12-2025 21:11 via sportspyder.com
  The Houston Rockets have played close games with basically every one of the top contenders in the Western Conference. While there are some teams they haven't me
  
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• [SB Nation: The Dream Shake] - The fine was well worth the message for Rockets Ime Udoka

  19-12-2025 19:56 via sportspyder.com
  Ime Udoka is about as authentic as it gets. He doesn’t hold back. Just ask Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who Udoka told to stop bitching about officiating. Sure, it got him ejected, but the message was beyond worth the punishment. Especially when considering the effect that it had on his Houston Rockets players. […]
  
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• [Houston Rockets Videos] - tough dime, tough dunk 🏀💨 #rockets

  19-12-2025 19:51 via sportspyder.com
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• [Houston Rockets Videos] - Kevin spinnin' 🌪️ #rockets

  19-12-2025 19:51 via sportspyder.com
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• [Houston Rockets Videos] - athletes FR 👏 #rockets

  19-12-2025 19:51 via sportspyder.com
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• [Houston Rockets Videos] - #7 went 7-7 in the first half 😮‍💨 #rockets

  19-12-2025 19:51 via sportspyder.com
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• [Sporting News] - Former Lakers, Rockets, Clippers guard signs free agent contract to play in Greece

  19-12-2025 19:46 via sportspyder.com
  A long trip overseas for the veteran.
  
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• [USA Today: Rockets Wire] - As NBA opens All-Star voting, Rockets stars emphasize team-first focus

  19-12-2025 19:26 via sportspyder.com
  “I want success as a team — a winning team before anything,” says Rockets center Alperen Sengun. “All-Star and other things come after that.”
  
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• [Deadspin] - Deadspin | Report: Rockets owners in talks to buy, relocate WNBA's Sun

  19-12-2025 19:14 via sportspyder.com
  Deadspin | Report: Rockets owners in talks to buy, relocate WNBA's Sun
  
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