NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Sixers, Tyrese Maxey, Nets
Rockets
Houston still doesn’t have Fred VanVleet, but you wouldn’t know it by watching the offense. The Rockets are sitting atop the league in offensive...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Donovan Mitchell, Rockets, Tari Eason, Pacers
Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell isn’t sweating the standings. Cleveland pushed for the top seed last season and still fell short of the Finals, so Mitchell told...
NBA Notes: Grizzlies, Tuomas Iisalo, Rockets, Reed Sheppard, Mavericks
Grizzlies
The Grizzlies dropped their seventh game in eight tries on Wednesday and never really threatened Boston, getting hammered by 36 and shooting just 33.7...
NBA Notes: Pelicans, Zion Williamson, Rockets, Josh Okogie, Mavericks
Pelicans
The season couldn’t have started much worse for the Pelicans. Zion Williamson (hamstring) is sidelined again and head coach Willie Green’s job appears to...
Rockets linked, but not expressing interest in Grizzlies’ Ja Morant
Ja Morant trade talk isn’t going away. But Houston is not rushing into anything.
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line wrote that rival executives have...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Austin Reaves, Thunder, Isaiah Joe, Rockets
Lakers
Austin Reaves has looked like a go-to guy. He’s averaged 31.1 points with 9.3 assists in his past seven games. LeBron James is still...
NBA Notes: Pacers, Pascal Siakam, Rockets, Heat, Norman Powell
Pacers
Indiana finally logged its first win.
Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and buried the go-ahead three with 37 seconds left as the Pacers beat the...
Rockets Notes: Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard, defense
The Rockets waited until the last minute but made it official. Both Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard are locked in for 2026-27.
Houston picked up...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Austin Reaves, Rockets, Kevin Durant, Bulls
Lakers
Austin Reaves did it again.
The veteran guard dropped in a 12-foot floater right before the buzzer to give the Lakers a 116–115 win over...
West Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Rockets, Josh Okogie, Grizzlies
Mavericks
Cooper Flagg gave the Mavericks a scare Monday night when he hurt his shoulder early in a loss to Oklahoma City, but the rookie...
Rockets to seek Disabled Player Exception for injured Fred VanVleet
The Rockets plan to apply for a Disabled Player Exception following Fred VanVleet’s season-ending knee injury, according to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports.
If approved,...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Hawks, Grizzlies, injuries
Rockets
An 0-2 start isn’t setting off alarms in Houston, but there’s no question the Rockets have early kinks to fix.
Danielle Lerner of The Houston...
Kevin Durant says Rockets frustrated after 0–2 start, but sees fire as positive
The Rockets are winless and frustrated, and according to Kevin Durant, that’s exactly how they should feel.
“Coaching staff is pissed off, players are pissed...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Alperen Sengun, Nuggets, Aaron Gordon, Bucks
Rockets
Alperen Sengun showed a glimpse of what could be a new dimension in his game. The Rockets big man — who made just 21...
