Houston Rockets

NBA legend James Harden was interested in getting traded to the Houston Rockets before landing with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. The Rockets weren't interested in reuniting with Harden, who was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cavaliers for Darius Garland. Harden is one...

One night after a narrow loss in Houston, Mark Cuban made clear he shared the Dallas Mavericks’ frustration with how a late-game sequence involving Cooper Flagg was officiated. Cuban publicly backed head coach Jason Kidd following a late no-call that came with 29 seconds remaining in Dallas’ 111-107 loss to...

Across two games separated by less than 48 hours, Cooper Flagg delivered performances that placed him alone in NBA history, even as the Dallas Mavericks continued to search for traction in the standings at 19–30 through 49 games. With 49 points and 10 rebounds Thursday against Charlotte, followed by 34...

Jason Kidd did not hedge, soften his language, or attempt to cool the moment. After the Dallas Mavericks’ 111-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, Kidd walked into his postgame news conference visibly frustrated and left no doubt where he stood — on the officiating, on outside criticism,...

The Dallas Mavericks were again within a possession of flipping the result, again had the ball late, and again walked off the floor with a narrow loss — this time falling 111-107 to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night at Toyota Center as injuries, missed chances, and mounting frustration continued...

The moment the Houston Rockets lost Fred VanVleet, the tone of their season quietly shifted. It's made them a team to watch before the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline. Houston was already thin on dependable ball-handling. Aaron Holiday is steady but limited. Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard are promising, but...

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets are interested in trading for Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, according to NBA reporter Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. White becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season. He doesn’t have a no-trade clause in his contract. "The Bulls front office remained active...

The NBA rarely grants clean endings. Great players don’t usually leave on their own terms. The league moves too fast, the margins thin too quickly, and pride often outpaces production. Decline doesn’t announce itself loudly — it arrives in smaller roles, shorter rotations, and uncomfortable decisions made behind closed doors....

NBA success is rarely linear. A team can fall short of preseason expectations and still find value in an unexpected breakout. In some cases, that breakout becomes leverage. That is the position the Chicago Bulls find themselves in this season. Chicago remains outside the Eastern Conference playoff picture, sitting ninth...

The Los Angeles Lakers are a team in transition. The NBA's most glamorous market is typically defined by a singular superstar. As things stand, the Lakers have three cornerstone names: LeBron James, Luka Dončić, and Austin Reaves. The difference is timeline. At 41, James is nearing the end of his...