Houston Rockets

James Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to give the Nets a potent trio featuring some of the NBA’s highest scorers.

Houston’s season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night has been postponed after coronavirus cases and James Harden’s violation of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets without the league-mandated eight players available for the game

LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “was either misinformed or not really educated on the situation” regarding the potential consequences of his actions when he tweeted in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.

The NBA will complete its trip to China in silence. Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets to end this year’s NBA China Games series will be played as scheduled in Shenzhen, though there will be no news conferences for players or coaches before or after that contest. The NBA came to that conclusion after talking...

In response to the NBA defending Daryl Morey’s freedom of speech, Chinese officials took it away from the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets. All of the usual media sessions surrounding the Lakers-Nets preseason game in Shanghai on Thursday — including a scheduled news conference from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and postgame news conferences with the teams — were canceled....

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday that the league is still expecting them to play as scheduled this week, even while the rift between the league and Chinese officials continued in ways that clearly suggested the two planned games in Shanghai and Shenzhen were anything but guaranteed. The NBA called off scheduled...

Yao Ming could be the man in the middle if the NBA and China are going to mend fences. Yao is a former Houston Rockets great and an NBA Hall of Famer. At home, the towering center is even larger as head of the Chinese Basketball Association and one of the most recognizable figures in the country. NBA Commissioner Adam...

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced Tuesday it will no longer air two NBA preseason games set to be played in the country. In a statement, CCTV indicated the decision was prompted by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s remarks in Japan following a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey last week that supported anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong. The broadcaster...

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried Sunday to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he did not intend to offend any of the team’s Chinese fans or sponsors. A short time after Morey posted that statement, the NBA said it was “regrettable” that the deleted tweet offended...

Russell Westbrook and James Harden are together again, and Chris Paul is leaving Houston to make that reunion happen. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Paul in a swapping of top point guards. The Thunder also are getting first-round picks in 2024 and 2026, plus the...

The Washington Wizards introduced their new center, Dwight Howard, Monday.

The Washington Wizards are close to a one-year deal with center Dwight Howard pending his buyout with the Brooklyn Nets, according to NBC Sports Washington’s Chris Miller.

An incredible season came to an end for the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

At 32 years old, Richmond, Va., native and American University grad Andre Ingram made his NBA debut in the Los Angeles Lakers’ final home game of the season and scored 11 points in the first half without missing a shot.

J.J. Watt is being honored by the NFL Players Association after raising more than $29 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

As Texas shelters are filling up with storm victims, celebrities have announced and/or challenged others to show their support, making sizable donations to bring relief to the storm-torn areas in and around Houston.

At A Glance All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. New York 23 8 0.742 Los Angeles 19 13 0.594 Seattle 19 14 0.576 Kansas City 17 13 0.567 Baltimore 16 13 0.552 Minnesota 16 13 0.552 Boston 17 14 0.548 Oakland 16 14 0.533 Chicago 16 15 0.516 Cleveland 15 15 0.500 Houston 14 14 0.500 Texas 15…

Stephen Curry turned 28 on Monday — and his daughter Riley Curry treated him to an adorable rendition of “Happy Birthday” to celebrate the big day.