Houston Rockets Wiretap

Nets Turned Down Trade Offer Of Jalen Green, First-Round Picks For Mikal Bridges

Mar 26, 2024 1:36 AM

The Brooklyn Nets turned down a trade offer from the Houston Rockets at the deadline involving Jalen Green and multiple first-round picks for Mikal Bridges, said Shams Charania on Run It Back.

"Taking us back two months ago, the Rockets called the Nets on Mikal Bridges and I'm told they discussed a concept around Jalen Green and multiple first-round picks.

"That deal was not accepted by the Brooklyn Nets, that didn't progress anywhere," said Charania.

Green is averaging 29.3 points per game over the Rockets nine-game win streak.

The Rockets are 0.5 games behind the Warriors for the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference.

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Kris Dunn, Jabari Smith Jr Suspended For On-Court Fight

Mar 24, 2024 7:11 PM

The NBA has suspended Kris Dunn of the Utah Jazz and Jabari Smith Jr. of the Houston Rockets. The two players were involved in an on-court altercation in their teams' game on Saturday night.

Dunn was suspended for two games for initiating the fight and for throwing a punch. He'll miss Utah's games against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday and the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.

Smith was suspended one game for fighting with Dunn. He'll miss Houston's games on Monday against the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Jock Landale To Dillon Brooks: 'Stop Getting Ejected. We Need You Out Here'

Mar 22, 2024 8:41 AM

Houston Rockets wing Dillon Brooks was ejected from Monday's victory over the Chicago Bulls. Midway through the third quarter, Brooks took objection to a hard foul Bulls wing DeMar DeRozan delivered to Rockets guard Jalen Green. Brooks and DeRozan got into a little scuffle, which resulted in each player getting ejected.

Following the game, Rockets center Jock Landale had a plea for his volatile teammate.

"Dillon Brooks, if you're listening, this ain't Memphis man. Stop getting yourself ejected. We need you out here. We need that physicality," Landale said in a postgame on-court interview.

Brooks has been important player in Houston's improvement this season. He signed a four-year, $86 million deal this past summer to help the Rockets rebuild. Monday's victory was Houston's seventh consecutive win and pulled them within one game of .500 on the season.

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Tags: Dillon Brooks, Jock Landale, Houston Rockets, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor

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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

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

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

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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

Michael Shapiro/Houston Chronicle

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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