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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...

Jason Kidd has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for public criticism of officiating and the use of profane language during a postgame media interview, the league announced Monday. The fine stems from Kidd’s comments following the Dallas Mavericks’ 111-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Jan. 31 at Toyota...

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...

In the NBA, disappointment is relative to expectation. A team can sit comfortably above .500 and still feel as though it is underachieving if its internal goals are loftier than the standings suggest. That is where the Houston Rockets currently reside. At 25–15, Houston is firmly in the playoff mix...

Kevin Durant’s climb up the NBA’s all-time scoring list reached a milestone Sunday night that carries special significance in Dallas, as one of the game’s modern greats moved past one of the Mavericks’ most iconic figures. Late in the Houston Rockets’ 119-110 win, Durant calmly converted two free throws to...