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Jalen Green, Jalen Brunson Named NBA's Players Of Week 21

Mar 18, 2024 3:31 PM

Jalen Green and Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA's Players of Week 21.

Green averaged 26.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists as the Houston Rockets went 3-0.

Brunson averaged 35.7 points and 5.0 assists as the New York Knicks went 3-0.

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Alperen Sengun Suffers Grade 3 Ankle Sprain, Likely Out For Season

Mar 13, 2024 1:16 AM

Alperen Sengun was diagnosed with a Grade 3 ankle sprain, according to Shams Charania of Stadium.

Sengun, who will be out for several weeks, is likely to miss the rest of this season.

Sengun will be available for a five year, $225 million max deal this offseason.

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Alperen Sengun Diagnosed With Severely Sprained Ankle, Bruised Knee

Mar 11, 2024 9:58 PM

Alperen Sengun escaped serious injury to his lower right leg, suffering a severely sprained ankle and a bruised knee.

Sengun was wheeled off the court late in the Houston Rockets' win on Sunday over the Sacramento Kings.

Sengun underwent postgame X-rays and an MRI on Monday that revealed his injuries wouldn't require surgery.

Sengun is unlikely to return this season.

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Alperen Sengun To Undergo MRI On Right Ankle, Right Knee

Mar 10, 2024 9:16 PM

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun's breakout season may have to be put on pause. Sengun was injured late in the Rockets victory at the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

Sengun is set to have an MRI done on both his right ankle and right knee. The Rockets burgeoning star was injured after a collision with Kings center Domantas Sabonis. Sengun landed awkwardly and as Sabonis fell into his leg. He then had to be helped off the court via a wheelchair.

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Tari Eason To Undergo Season-Ending Leg Surgery

Mar 3, 2024 5:04 PM

Tari Eason is set to have season-ending surgery on his left leg, according to Ime Udoka.

Eason, who has played in only 22 games this season, has not appeared since January 1 due to a benign growth in his left shin bone.

"We thought rest and rehab, he could get over it that way, but every time he ramped up, the pain came right back. After seeing all the specialists and decision-makers, came to the decision that it's best to have surgery Monday," said Udoka.

Udoka added that the growth was a preexisting condition that Eason has been dealing with for some time.

Eason will be out four months following a bone graft on his shin.

 

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Knicks File Protest Disputing Loss To Rockets

Feb 14, 2024 1:35 AM

The New York Knicks are filing a protest with the NBA to dispute their 105-103 loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday.

Officials acknowledged that a foul against Jalen Brunson at the end of the game should not have been called. 

Aaron Holiday, who was originally judged to have been fouled by Brunson, hit two-out-of-three free throws to win the game.

The two teams are not scheduled to play again this season. The Knicks are hoping that either the game restarts with overtime or they are not penalized with a loss.

A protest must prove a "misapplication" of a rule, not just a missed call.

Only six protests have been upheld in league history. 

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Officials Say They Got Call Wrong At End Of Knicks-Rockets

Feb 13, 2024 7:50 AM

The New York Knicks had staged a comeback to tie their Monday game against the Houston Rockets at 103. After a scramble play, Jalen Brunson was called for a foul against Aaron Holiday. The Rockets guard hit two-of-three free throws to give Houston a 105-103 victory.

The only problem? The foul on Brunson shouldn't have been called.

Crew Chief Ed Malloy admitted the mistake in a postgame pool report interview. Malloy said that during live action, it appeared that there was illegal lower-body contact. Upon a postgame review, Malloy said that wasn't the case.

"After seeing it during postgame review, the offensive player was able to return to a normal playing position on the floor. The contact which occurred after the release of the ball therefore is incidental and marginal to the shot attempt and should not have been called," Malloy said.

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Rockets Interested In Pursuit Of Trade For All-Star Such As Donovan Mitchell, Zion Williamson

Feb 5, 2024 3:50 PM

The Houston Rockets have interest in trading for an All-Star should one become available with Donovan Mitchell, Joel Embiid and Zion Williamson mentioned by sources that spoke with Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports

During a podcast appearance with Zach Lowe on Monday, Tim MacMahon also linked a pursuit of Mitchell to the Rockets. 

With the Cleveland Cavaliers surging over the past few weeks, the future of Mitchell with the franchise isn't likely to be determined until at least this coming offseason.

Houston has also pursued a trade with the Brooklyn Nets for Mikal Bridges.

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Rockets May Have Offered Jalen Green To Nets As Part Of Mikal Bridges Trade Package

Feb 5, 2024 3:40 PM

The Houston Rockets are believed to have offered Jalen Green to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a pick heavy package for Mikal Bridges, sources tell Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

Yahoo's Jake Fischer also had a similar report on Monday about the availability of Green. Talks between the Nets and Rockets didn't gain traction.

Houston's ability to trade the Nets back their future first round picks is thought to be compelling as it would allow Brooklyn to rebuild in a way they can't current since they do not control their own picks. The Nets, however, view Bridges as the type of player other stars would like to play with and at this point too valuable to consider dealing. 

When the Rockets interviewed head coaching candidates last offseason, sources tell Fischer that they wished to discuss which of their young players they would consider trading for a bigger star.

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Jalen Green Has 'Generated Some Trade Buzz' Ahead Of Deadline

Feb 2, 2024 1:49 PM

Jalen Green has "generated some trade buzz" leading to the deadline, sources tell ESPN's Zach Lowe.

The Houston Rockets are seeking their first playoff berth since trading away James Harden after the 19-20 season. The Rockets are plus picks and have enough good young players that it could be difficult to pay them all long-term.

Green is averaging 18.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists this season as his role has decreased after they reshaped their roster. 

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Rockets Acquire Steven Adams From Grizzlies For Victor Oladipo, Three 2nd Rounders

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Celtics, Suns Interested In Jae'Sean Tate

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Rockets Have Made Aggressive Offer To Nets For Mikal Bridges

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Knicks Reportedly 'Covet' Tari Eason

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Rockets Interested In Robert Williams

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Kevin Porter Jr. Reaches Plea Deal On Assault, Harassment Charges

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Quentin Grimes Drawing Interest From Hawks, Grizzlies, Jazz, Rockets

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Rockets Interested In Trading For Harrison Barnes

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Alperen Sengun, Jalen Brunson Named NBA's Players Of Week 11

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Rockets Were Close To Signing Brook Lopez Last Offseason

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Ime Udoka Hasn't Considered Moving Jalen Green To Bench Role

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Dillon Brooks, Ime Udoka Fined For Ejections At Bucks

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Rafael Stone: We Like Where Group Is, Focused On Internal Improvement Over Trades

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James Harden Says His Reps Met With Rockets While Under Contract With Sixers

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Dillon Brooks 'Ready To Lock Up' LeBron James

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Rockets Exercise 24-25 Options On Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason

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Rockets Sign Nate Hinton To Two-Way Contract, Waive Trevor Hudgins

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Rockets Convert Nate Williams To Two-Way Deal

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Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Waived By Rockets

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Rockets Waive Nate Hinton

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