Entering February, in his age-37 season, Rockets star Kevin Durant had yet to miss a single game due to injury. But that changed on Monday night, when the newly named 2026 All-Star did not play at Indiana due to a sprained left ankle. The injury occurred during Houston’s win over Dallas on Saturday, and Durant…
Mavericks coach Jason Kidd is increasingly frustrated with what he believes are missed fouls against Cooper Flagg late in games. Flagg drove to the basket in the final moments of Dallas’ loss to the Houston Rockets and did not receive a whistle. He remained on the ground looking toward the official, but no call was…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 26 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 111-85 victory over Minnesota on Sunday, the Timberwolves’ fifth straight loss and their longest losing streak in more than three years. Curry added seven assists and four of his team-high 20 steals after being listed as questionable to play…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala He had a goal and an assist, and Anton Forsberg made 28 saves after replacing the injured Darcy Kuemper in the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-3 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Adrian Kempe, Taylor Ward and Andrei Kuzmenko also scored for the Kings, who snapped a…
Beginning Jan. 3 in Dallas, the Rockets went through a historically terrible shooting streak. Entering Friday, Houston’s 24.6% percentage from 3-point range in its previous seven games was the worst in NBA history (per ESPN) of any team over a seven-game span (minimum 200 attempts). Not surprisingly, the Rockets won only two of those seven…
HOUSTON – By the time the Oklahoma City Thunder scored their third 3-pointer in the span of 60 seconds at the start of the fourth quarter, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka, furious at his team’s compounding mistakes, stormed onto the court heading straight for Reed Sheppard. Sheppard, who was the culprit for two of the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes intends to be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Mahomes underwent surgery in mid-December to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee, and said during a Zoom call Thursday that his rehab is “hitting all the checkpoints” that could allow…
HOUSTON – Moments after hitting a 27-foot game-winner over his former Suns teammates, Rockets veteran superstar forward Kevin Durant had a hard time containing his emotions. The banter exchanged after the final buzzer indicated the ties that still remained between Durant and his former colleagues, but the raw emotion of the moment, or more importantly,…
HOUSTON — Two nights after a frustrating, injury-plagued loss in Dallas, the Rockets (22-11) got back to winning ways with Monday’s thrilling 100-97 (box scoring) victory over the Suns. In a matchup between Western Conference rivals, Houston is 3-0 against Phoenix this season. Overall, Houston has won five of its last six games and the…
There may be a section of Cowboys fans who are absolutely shocked that Dallas released cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday. While the timing may be unique, this relationship has been moving toward a permanent separation for a while. There have been signs of frustration, on both sides, since the season began with the start of…
