Tonight’s matchup between the Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns was supposed to be a key date for Kevin Durant, for whom it would’ve marked his first return to the city since his contentious trade last season.
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Tonight, the Houston Rockets will face off against the Phoenix Suns, hoping to bounce-back from a close loss to Denver. The Rockets have been one of the best teams in basketball this season, but have struggled to win in big games thus far.
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Bad blood? Maybe. A sure-fire matchup between two teams in the Western Conference? You bet. The Houston Rockets take on the Phoenix Suns this evening as they begin a four-game road stretch.
Kevin Durant's much-anticipated return to Phoenix will have to wait. A lightning rod for the Suns' successes and failures in his two full seasons in the Valley, Durant has been ruled out for personal reasons when the Houston Rockets visit Phoenix on Monday night.
On Saturday, the Houston Rockets made a few relatively minor roster moves, assigning both Jae’Sean Tate and JD Davison to the Rio Grande Vipers. Neither move was much of a surprise, as both players were averaging right around five minutes per contest, when they played.
The Houston Rockets have received a small setback as Kevin Durant will be away from the team for the next two games due to a family matter, as confirmed by ESPN’s NBA Insider Shams Charania earlier today.
The Houston Rockets are scheduled to face the Phoenix Suns for the first time in the 2025-26 NBA season on Monday. Unfortunately for the Rockets, Kevin Durant is listed as out due to a family matter.
Rockets forward Kevin Durant will miss Houston’s next two games as he steps away to handle a family matter, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Rockets visit the Suns on Monday and head to Golden State on Wednesday.
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The NBA Cup superstar clash between Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Houston’s Alperen Sengun didn’t go as Rockets fans would have hoped. The Nuggets won the NBA Cup showdown on Friday night, 112-109.
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