The Houston Rockets earned their 50th win on Wednesday night as they defeated the Utah Jazz at the Toyota Center. The win clinched the Rockets' first playoff appearance since 2020.
A blast from the past from NBA All-Star weekend. The year is 2008. It is the NBA dunk contest. There were numerous outstanding dunks such as Dwight Howard’s iconic Superman dunk.
Former Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green led Bivouac to a victory over 3’s Company in the BIG3 championship game, earning the Finals MVP title. The championship game, held at the iconic TD Garden in Boston, saw Bivouac narrowly edge out 3’s Company with a final score of 50-47.
Former Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green has had quite the basketball journey, which added another chapter Sunday night. Green helped his team, Bivouac, win the BIG3 2024 championship alongside another former Rocket, Corey Brewer.
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.
Gerald Green most recently played in the NBA during the 2018-19 season when he was a member of the Houston Rockets. He finished that season with averages of 9.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest while shooting 40.0% from the field and 35.4% from the three-point range in 73 games.
The Houston Rockets will host a party for fans during the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday. The event will take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center on June 26.
Gerald Green most recently played in the NBA during the 2018-19 season when he was a member of the Houston Rockets. That season, he averaged 9.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest while shooting 40.0% from the field and 35.4% from the three-point range in 73 games.
Based on the field, this year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest might not be the most exciting. However, it does provide the perfect opportunity to revisit the best contests in the event's history since its inception.
Green hasn't appeared in an NBA game in more than two-and-a-half years, as he last played with the Houston Rockets during the 2019 Western Conference Semifinals against the Golden State Warriors.