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Rockets forward Chase Budinger has been waiting for his chance at the Dunk Contest and stays mum on his plans

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Houston Rockets third-year forward Chase Budinger has been selected to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He will join Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, Derrick Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks. Now these aren't names like Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard and LeBron James, but the ...

Kyle Lowry: The Best NBA Point Guard That Fans May Have Never Heard Of

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

After an offseason of changes it was tough to know what to expect from the Houston Rockets early this year. After a sluggish start, they are one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Houston has won seven of their last eight games and put themselves right back in the ...

David Stern Tries to Explain the League’s Stance on the Chris Paul Trade

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

NBA Commissioner David Stern has done a lot to grow the NBA game, but recently he has been at the center of some criticism even after the lockout was lifted. It all stems from his role in the nixing of the Chris Paul to the Lakers trade that looked like ...

Lamar Odom Emotional About Leaving Los Angeles Lakers

Friday, December 9th, 2011

I love the NBA, I love what David Stern has done for the league, and I was giddy that the lockout was ending and the regular season was going to commence on Christmas Day. Yet every now and then something happens in the league that turns me off completely and ...

Kevin McHale: “Our goal is to make the playoffs”

Monday, December 5th, 2011

When the NBA gets started and the Houston Rockets take the court, they are going to look very different from the teams of years prior. Not only did their most popular and recognizable player, Yao Ming, retire early due to numerous injuries, but the Rockets pulled off a trade midseason ...

Kyle Lowry Is Thinking About Playing Overseas

Friday, August 12th, 2011

It has been just over a month since the NBA went into lockout mode. It’s not time to panic right now and there is still a lot of time before any meaningful games are supposed to be played in the league, but the reports sound pretty bleak. If the lockout ...

Kevin McHale Will Return to the Sidelines

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

This past season, the Houston Rockets were missing a huge piece of their franchise and they were forced to play without Yao Ming. Despite that, the Rockets barely missed the playoffs and they finished with a record above .500. Apparently that wasn’t enough for Houston to justify keeping Rick Adelman ...

Houston Rockets Have Big Shoes To Fill After Parting Ways With Rick Adelman

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

I suppose I can't use one radio interview to characterize a person, but if the following one was anything what Rick Adelman had to deal with when talking with Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, I see why there were some differences. Most notably, it's hard for me to figure ...

Kevin Martin Believes it’s ‘Very Realistic’ that the Houston Rockets Make the NBA Playoffs This Year

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

As the NBA Trade Deadline approached, the Rockets were one of the most active teams in the NBA and decided they needed to make a change this to make a playoff run. The Rockets dealt away Shane Battier to Memphis and right before the deadline, the Rockets also dealt away ...

Shane Battier Relishes Not Being Booed This Time Around

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Shane Battier still remembers the disdain he felt from Houston fans when Memphis traded him there about half a decade ago. He can laugh about it now, but says he remembers the team getting booed for making that trade. When the Rockets traded Battier back to the Grizzlies at the ...