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On YouTubeKevin Durant News / EssentiallySports / October 18
Kevin Durant’s 1-Word Response Over OKC Return Makes His Rockets Declaration That More Serious
This Tuesday night, Kevin Durant is going to walk back into Oklahoma City with the same expression of calmness he’s worn during almost two decades of pro basketball.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 18
Rockets Dubbed Preseason Winner After 4-0 Stretch
The NBA preseason is now over, and the league is getting ready for what should be an exciting 2025-26 regular season with many changes. While the Oklahoma City Thunder are the reigning champions and still looking like the best team in the league, there are plenty of teams catching up to them in pursuit of a title.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 18
Rockets Practice Report: Houston Prepares for the Oklahoma City Thunder
The Houston Rockets concluded their 2025 preseason with a 4-0 record after their 133-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The Rockets were able to see every active player on their roster through the four preseason games, including a dress rehearsal game in game three, where Ime Udoka went with his expected regular rotation.
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Rockets waive four players
The Rockets announced on Saturday that they have waived four players on non-guaranteed training camp contracts.
The 25 greatest nicknames in NBA history
Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 18
The Rockets Could Become The League's Best Transition Team
The Houston Rockets have been known for their defense since the start of the new era that came with the hire of head coach Ime Udoka. However, while the defense has been elite, the offense has not been near the same level as the other side of the ball.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 18
Rockets' Amen Thompson Tabbed as 'Under the Radar X-Factor'
The initial scouting report on Amen Thompson was that he'd be a bit of a project. He'd taken an alternate route and opted to play at Overtime Elite, alongside his twin brother, Ausar Thompson.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 18
Rockets Given Solid Chance to Land Top-Three Playoff Seed
The Houston Rockets are undoubtedly expected to make the playoffs this season despite how crowded the Western Conference is. Last season, they burst onto the scene, climbing to relevance with a 52-30 record and capturing the No.
Houston Rockets News / The Dream Shake / October 18
Rockets must not deviate from their master plan 
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Let’s narrow the focus to men. The plans of mice mostly seem to be to infiltrate the basement apartments of non-cat-owning humans.
Kevin Durant News / HITC / October 18
Kevin Durant explains how he used leverage to force trade from Suns to Rockets
Kevin Durant will soon start a new chapter in his NBA career after a terrible stint with the Phoenix Suns. Around the time of last season’s trade deadline, there was talk about the Suns looking to move Durant.
Amen Thompson News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 18
Rockets' Amen Thompson Listed as Future Star by The Athletic
Amen Thompson has already emerged as one of the game's greatest two-way players. Defensively, he's capable of guarding essentially any position on the floor. Being 6-foot-7 helps, for sure.
NBA News / The Dream Shake / October 17
Rockets Sign Daishen Nix
Daryl Morey had Joey Dorsey (The Dorsal Fin). Rafael Stone has…Daishen Nix? It appears to be true. Stone just doesn’t know how to quit Nixing. A transaction went down with the undrafted guard who played more minutes in a season for the Rockets than the number three overall pick Reed Sheppard did last season.
Houston Rockets News / NBA on ClutchPoints / October 17
Rockets sign 2 players before regular season
The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder will kick off the NBA’s regular season on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, both teams are already dealing with injuries before the 82-game slate starts.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 17
Significant Draft Capital Has Gone Into This Rockets Team
The Houston Rockets are preparing for an opening night contest against the reigning champions with one of the best teams they've fielded in the current decade.
Reed Sheppard News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 17
Against the Hawks, Reed Sheppard Proved to Be the Piece the Rockets Need to Succeed
No one is expecting Reed Sheppard to be a superstar this season. It's not a knock on his game, but the Houston Rockets have so many pieces that the second-year guard doesn't need to be a focal point of the offense.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 17
Rockets Valued as 10th-Most Valuable NBA Team
The value of sports franchises has skyrocketed of late. The Washington Commanders -- one of the most dysfunctional organizations and drama-plagued franchises in all of sports -- sold for $6.05 billion.
Amen Thompson News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 17
Rockets' Amen Thompson Has Stood Out This Preseason
The Houston Rockets concluded their 2025 preseason with a perfect 4-0 record after their 133-115 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Rockets rested all of their regular rotation players, except for Reed Sheppard, who had a game-high 29 points in the win.
NBA News / NBA Analysis Network / October 17
Steve Nash picks Rockets star over Victor Wembanyama as NBA DPOY favorite
NBA legend Steve Nash shared his honest opinion on the 2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year race. With the new season right around the corner, it’s the perfect time for experts to name their picks for the 2025-26 NBA awards.
Houston Rockets News / Field Level Media / October 17
2025-26 NBA preview: Southwest Division capsules
Southwest Division team capsules 1. Houston Rockets 2024-25 record: 52-30, 1st in the Southwest Head coach: Ime Udoka, third season with the Rockets (93-71 record) Coming and going: The Rockets made the most significant move of the offseason by trading for Kevin Durant in July.
Kevin Durant News / Yardbarker / October 17
Rockets' Kevin Durant gets real on retirement plans
During a recent interview with Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, the superstar forward shared his hopes of building something special and sustainable with the Rockets.
Carmelo Anthony News / Last Word On Sports / October 17
Carmelo Anthony’s Backing a Rockets Star for 2025-26 NBA MVP
The upcoming NBA season hasn’t even tipped off, but Carmelo Anthony is already stirring the conversation with a bold claim. The Hall of Famer and 10-time All-Star believes that Alperen Sengun, the 23-year-old center of the Houston Rockets, could be the league’s next Most Valuable Player.
Houston Rockets News / Last Word On Sports / October 17
Rockets Sophomore Ends Preseason on High Note
Houston Rockets sophomore Reed Sheppard couldn’t have scripted a better introduction to professional basketball. In the Rockets’ 133-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Oct.
Fred VanVleet News / Fadeaway World / October 17
Houston Rockets Might Have Found Perfect Replacement For Fred VanVleet
After being poised to emerge as a title contender in the West, the Houston Rockets suffered a significant blow to their rotation. With Fred VanVleet suffering an ACL injury during training, the guard is expected to be sidelined for a large portion of the season, if not all of it.
Reed Sheppard News / Yardbarker / October 17
Rising Rockets star turning heads after strong preseason showing
The Houston Rockets may have found their next breakout guard.
Houston Rockets News / Larry Brown Sports / October 16
Kevin Durant has harsh response to being called a 'bus rider' by Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley has criticized Kevin Durant on numerous occasions in recent years, and the Houston Rockets star capitalized on another opportunity to respond.
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