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• Rockets Sign Rafael Stone, Eli Witus To Multi-Year Extensions

The Houston Rockets signed general manager Rafael Stone and assistant general manager Eli Witus to multi-year contract extensions earlier this season. The Rockets had a jump from 22 wins in 22-23 to 41 wins in 23-24 after hiring Ime Udoka and adding Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks in the offseason. Houston also has an encouraging young core headlined by Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green. The Rockets...2024
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• Southwest Notes: Rockets, Green, Pelicans-Lakers, Popovich
The Rockets’ 2023/24 season, their first under new head coach Ime Udoka, is now in the books. Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle breaks down how the team’s 41-41 finish packed plenty of promise, albeit clouded a bit by the fact that Houston fell short of making the postseason. The Rockets finished as the No. […]...2024
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• Rafael Stone Could Sign Extension With Rockets In Offseason

Rafael Stone could agree to a contract extension with the Houston Rockets this offseason, reports Marc Stein. Stone was elevated to the top decision-maker with the Rockets front office in 2020 following the departure of Daryl Morey. The Rockets jumped by more than 20 wins this season with Ime Udoka in his first season as head coach. Houston signed Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks last offseason whi...2024
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• Southwest Notes: Sengun, Wemby, J. Green, Pelicans
Rockets center Alperen Sengun, who has been sidelined since March 10 due to knee and ankle injuries, had hoped to get back on the court in the season’s final week, but it doesn’t look like it’ll happen, writes Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required). “I would say (it’s) unlikely,” head coach Ime Udoka […]...2024
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• Warriors call out Tari Eason’s shirt after win over Rockets: ‘That’s pretty lame’
“It looked like the moment was too big for a lot of players out there,” said Rockets coach Ime Udoka of their loss to the Warriors....2024
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• Udoka disappointed his Rockets looked ‘soft' in blowout loss to Dubs

Rockets coach Ime Udoka ripped into his team following a blowout 133-110 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday at Toyota Center....2024
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• Southwest Notes: Sengun, Wemby, J. Green, Pelicans
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• Texans News: C.J. Stroud talks with Kevin Hart

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Houston Texans News 2024 NFL Draft: How Browns, Texans and Panthers can find success without having a first-round pick (CBS Sports) Quarterbacks Carry Houston Texans’ First-Round Draft Ranking (Sports Illustrated) Video: C.J. Stroud Talks Advice ...2024
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• Rockets’ Tari Eason to have season-ending surgery on left leg
Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason will have season-ending surgery on his left leg Monday, coach Ime Udoka said Saturday night. Eason, 22, has been out since Jan. 1 and has appeared in just 22 games this season. The second-year wing has been dealing with a benign growth on his left shin bone. “He had obviously […] The post Rockets’ Tari Eason to have season-ending surgery on left...2024
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• Tari Eason To Undergo Season-Ending Leg Surgery

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 ...2024
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• Rockets F Eason to have season-ending surgery

Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason has a benign growth on his left shin bone and will be out four months, according to coach Ime Udoka....2024
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• 3 NBA trade deadline predictions on 76ers, Bulls, and a star player changing teams

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Here are three bold predictions for the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The NBA feels like it’s stuck in the calm before the storm in the week leading up to the 2024 trade deadline. There have been plenty of big trades in the league over the past six months — Damian Lillard to the Bucks, James Harden to the Clippers, OG Anunoby to the Knicks, and Pascal Siakam ...2024
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• West Notes: Rockets, Steven Adams, Grizzlies, Blazers

Rockets The Rockets’ trade for center Steven Adams was about beefing up the frontline for coach Ime Udoka, per Kelly Iko and John Hollinger of The Athletic. Adams won’t be available until next season, thanks to ACL surgery, but when he does join, he’ll be reunited with former Memphis teammate and current Rockets forward Dillon […] The post West Notes: Rockets, Steven Adams,...2024
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• Rockets Interested In Robert Williams

The Houston Rockets have interested in Portland Trail Blazers big man Robert Williams III. Even though Williams is out for the season due to right knee surgery, teams have shown interest in trading for him. Rockets coach Ime Udoka is fond of Williams from their time together with the Boston Celtics. Houston has been looking for frontcourt reinforcements around and behind breakout center Alperen Se...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: The latest on Dejounte Murray, Bruce Brown and more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images We have updates on the latest NBA trade rumors about three of the hottest names on the market, and one surprising inclusion. With just two and a half weeks to go until the Feb. 8 trade deadline and the Toronto Raptors already pulling off multiple blockbusters, the torrid flow of NBA trade rumors is showing no signs of slowing down. Here is an update on ...2024
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• Rockets coach Ime Udoka reflects on his controversial departure from Boston: ‘Job not finished’
Since Ime Udoka was suspended for the entire 2022/23 NBA season for multiple violation of Celtics rules and ultimately being fired as the team’s head coach, he hadn’t played his former team in Boston until this past Saturday. The press were all over him during the pregame interviews, as the trainer admitted that he feels […] The post Rockets coach Ime Udoka reflects on his contro...2024

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"Rockets’ Ime Udoka Says Celtics Players ‘Lied’ About Being in the Dark on His Suspension"

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"Ime Udoka agrees to become head coach of the Houston Rockets, per report"

2022
"With training camp near, Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is facing disciplinary action -- including a significant suspension -- for an unspecified violation of organizational guidelines, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday night."

2021
"First-year Celtics coach Ime Udoka benches player for complaining to refs: 'That's not the team we want to be'"

2020
"It appears Philadelphia 76ers assistant Ime Udoka is still the favorite to land the Chicago Bulls’ head coaching job, per Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times."

2018
"Former Pelicans coach Monty Williams, Raptors G-League coach Jerry Stackhouse, Hawks assistant Darvin Ham, Thunder assistant Adrian Griffin, Clippers assistant Sam Cassell and Spurs assistants Ettore Messina and Ime Udoka are some of the other candidates that Milwaukee may consider, Kalbrosky adds."

2016
"If Hennigan wants to tap the Spurs well again, he could also look to Ime Udoka and Ettore Messina, both of whom have been prepared as coaches in the Alamo City."

2015
"Bickerstaff (Houston), Melvin Hunt (Dallas), Stephen Silas (Charlotte), Robert Pack (New Orleans), Randy Brown (Chicago), Ime Udoka (San Antonio), Ed Pinckney (Denver) and Adrian Griffin (Orlando)."

2014
""She jumped right in," assistant coach Ime Udoka said of Hammon."

• Rockets Sign Rafael Stone, Eli Witus To Multi-Year Extensions
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• Rafael Stone Could Sign Extension With Rockets In Offseason
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• Texans News: C.J. Stroud talks with Kevin Hart
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• Texans News: Who will Houston draft in Round 2?

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, March 29, 2024. Houston Texans News Four Directions the Houston Texans Could Go With Pick Number 42 in the Draft (Houston Press) 2024 NFL draft: Texans go mostly defense in new 4-round mock (Texans Wire) NFL News Penix Jr. flashes sub-4.6 speed at UW pro day (...2024
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• Nets Notes: Vaughn, Wilson, Schröder
The Nets fired Jacque Vaughn this morning, a quick turnaround for a coach who signed a four-year contract at around $5MM per year this offseason, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. However, Fischer writes that Vaughn wasn’t their preferred candidate last season, which was instead now-Rockets coach Ime Udoka. Players losing confidence in him […]...2024
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• 3 NBA trade deadline predictions on 76ers, Bulls, and a star player changing teams
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• Rockets Have Made Aggressive Offer To Nets For Mikal Bridges

The Houston Rockets have expressed a tremendous amount of interest in trading for Mikal Bridges, sources tell The Athletic. The Rockets have made an offer of multiple first round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Bridges in recent weeks. The Nets have zero interest in trading Bridges, who is part of their core moving forward. Ime Udoka is driving the Rockets' push to improve the roster to make the pl...2024
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• James Harden shows why NBA players should always take the money

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images James Harden played himself by not taking a max contract when it was offered James Harden will open the 2023-2024 season on an expiring contract that pays him $35,640,000 for a year of work. Harden, on the brink of his 34th birthday, will be the 28th highest paid player in the NBA at that number. He will earn less money next season than C....2023
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• The top-75 NBA free agents in 2023, ranked
Let’s rank the top free agents in the NBA. Young NBA superstars don’t hit free agency like they used to, but championships can still be won or lost with signings in the offseason. This summer’s free agent crop is headlined by several big-name veterans expected to hit the open market, and includes plenty intriguing talents available at a variety of price points. When we did this list a year ago, J...2023
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• Rockets Notes: Green, Tate, Smith, Whitmore
Rockets coach Ime Udoka considered lineup changes during the All-Star break that might have taken away Jalen Green‘s starting spot, but his show of faith in the third-year guard is paying huge dividends. As Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle writes, Green continued his scoring binge Saturday night, pouring in 41 points as Houston won […]...2024
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• Boston sports had a playoff run from hell for 2 championship favorites
A spring of Boston’s discontent They were supposed to make history. In a way, they did. The Boston Celtics, after falling down three games to none in the Eastern Conference Finals, rattled off three-straight victories to force a deciding Game 7. In the process, Boston became the first team in NBA history to not only force a deciding Game 7 after losing the first three games of the series, but the ...2023
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• Wild NBA final day features Wolves dysfunction, LeBron crowning himself, and Mac McClung going off
Plus: Pelicans draw short stick in West while Casey and Silas coach their final games The regular season finale in the NBA tends to be a bit wonky just because 80 games are usually enough to sort out the standings; the 82 is just icing on the cake to tie things together nicely. Here’s what the play-in and playoff schedules look like following 1,230 regular season contests: ...2023
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• Celtics name Joe Mazzulla permanent head coach, officially replacing Ime Udoka
The Boston Celtics named Joe Mazzulla their permanent head coach, the team announced Thursday. Here’s what you need to know: Mazzulla had been serving as interim head coach since Boston suspended Ime Udoka for the 2022-23 season in September. Udoka’s suspension was a result of an intimate relationship with a female member of the organization, The Athletic reported. Mazzulla has led Bo...2023
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• Jaylen Brown gets promising injury update from Celtics coach Ime Udoka
Jaylen Brown’s ankle injury against the Atlanta Hawks was the main sour note in a Boston Celtics win. He twisted his ankle on a fast break less than three minutes into the contest. Boston overcame his absence to take down Trae Young and company, securing their 12th victory in 14 games. Brown’s 23.2 points per […] The post Jaylen Brown gets promising injury update from Celtics coa...2022
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• Ime Udoka responds to Enes Kanter claiming he has been benched for calling out China
Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics has come out and said that he is not receiving playing time due to his stance on the Chinese government. Kanter has always been one to express his opinions. Most of the time he makes intelligent and valid points. This time was a little different as it seems like […] The post Ime Udoka responds to Enes Kanter claiming he has been benched for calling out China...2021
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• Promising Orlando Magic Roster Needs the Right Coach Right Now
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• Luke Walton Will Be an NBA Head Coach Next Year, but Where?
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• Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
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• Warriors call out Tari Eason’s shirt after win over Rockets: ‘That’s pretty lame’
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• Report: Jalen Green’s Frustrations This Season With Rockets ‘Have Been Clear’

According to NBA reporter Kelly Iko of The Athletic, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green‘s frustrations this season “have been clear.” Green has been benched by head coach Ime Udoka several times in the fourth quarter during critical moments. “Green’s frustrations this season have been clear,” Iko wrote. “I was in the building last Friday for […] The post Re...2024
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• 3 NBA trade deadline predictions on 76ers, Bulls, and a star player changing teams
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• Rocket’s Ime Udoka receives mixed reception from Celtics crowd in first return to Boston
BOSTON — Ime Udoka made his return to the TD Garden on Saturday night for the first time since the team suspended him for the 2022-23 season. The Rockets coach was met with a mixed reaction of boos and some cheers when he was introduced during opening lineups. Before the game, Udoka was asked if it was a sentimental moment to return to the place where he nearly won a title, but soon thereafter los...2024
• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft lottery? Let’s rank all 14 teams. At minimum, Victor Wembanyama is the best prospect to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. In reality, there’s the case to be made that Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in the history of the sport: no one has ever been this tall (repo...2023
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• Celtics head coach Ime Udoka’s immediate reaction to Jayson Tatum’s thrilling game-winner vs. Nets
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum provided for quite a memorable moment in the late stages of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round series against the Brooklyn Nets. With the Celtics down one in the contest, Tatum emerged as the hero as he scored the buzzer-beating, game-winning shot to provide Boston with a 1-0 […] The post Celtics head coach Ime Udoka’s immediate reaction to...2022
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• Promising Orlando Magic Roster Needs the Right Coach Right Now
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• LaMarcus Aldridge Finds That Becoming a Spur Is Tougher Than Choosing to Be One
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• Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
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• LaMarcus Aldridge Finds That Becoming a Spur Is Tougher Than Choosing to Be One
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• Ime Udoka agrees to become head coach of the Houston Rockets, per report

Udoka coached the Celtics to the NBA Finals in 2022...2023
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• 4 reasons Warriors will beat Celtics to win 2022 NBA Finals
The Golden State Warriors finally know their opponent in the upcoming 2022 NBA Finals after the Boston Celtics emerged victorious in Game 7 of their series against the Miami Heat with a 100-96 win. Ime Udoka’s squad has proven that they are worthy of a shot at the title after going through several grueling matchups […] The post 4 reasons Warriors will beat Celtics to win 2022 NBA Final...2022
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• Sources: Crude remark factored into Udoka ban

An investigation found that Celtics coach Ime Udoka used crude language in his dialogue with a female subordinate prior to the start of an improper workplace relationship with the woman, which factored significantly in his suspension, sources told ESPN....2022
• Celtics suspend coach Ime Udoka for entire 2022-23 season over 'violations of team policies'

Udoka reportedly had a consensual but improper relationship with a team staff member...2022

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• Rockets Notes: Green, Tate, Smith, Whitmore
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• Southwest Notes: Rockets, Pelicans, Mavs, Brunson
Rockets head coach Ime Udoka said he was considering making changes to the starting lineup just before the All-Star break, but with the opening night starting five healthy again, he wants to give the group more time to show what it can do, at least for now, according to Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle […]...2024
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• Rockets Have Made Aggressive Offer To Nets For Mikal Bridges
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• Rocket’s Ime Udoka receives mixed reception from Celtics crowd in first return to Boston
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• Celtics Notes: ‘Weird' Ime Udoka reunion looms amid schedule gauntlet

How are Celtics players feeling about Ime Udoka's return to TD Garden? Chris Forsberg shares four C's observations as the team's busy January rolls on....2024
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• Rockets playing good basketball to enter 2024
Per the Houston Chronicle: The Houston Rockets, after three years in the Western Conference cellar, are now (mercifully) back into playoff contention as they enter 2024 at an even 15-15. But that doesn’t mean the present outlook is completely rosy for Ime Udoka’s squad as we turn the calendar to January. The Rockets enter their … Continue reading "Rockets playing good basketball ...2024
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• James Harden shows why NBA players should always take the money
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• ‘There’s plenty of white folks out there doing their thing’: Stephen A. Smith baffled by Celtics’ handling of Ime Udoka scandal

The NBA world has been shocked by the recent news that Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka could end up being suspended for the entire 2022-23 NBA season by his own team for having a consensual relationship with a female staff member in the Celtics organization. Udoka could end up going from leading the Celtics […] The post ‘There’s plenty of white folks out there doing their thi...2022
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• Nia Long tweets go viral amidst Ime Udoka scandal with Celtics

The details on Ime Udoka’s previously “unspecified violation” of the Boston Celtics’ policy has been revealed, and it has the whole NBA Twitter posting about Nia Long. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, “Udoka had an improper intimate and consensual relationship with a female member of the team staff.” This is a big issue […] The post Nia Long tw...2022
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• Warriors star Klay Thompson’s bold vow is a warning to Celtics for NBA Finals Game 4
Ime Udoka pared down the Boston Celtics’ rotation to seven players in Game 3, committing further to small-ball and asking more of Robert Williams III while leaving Daniel Theis on the bench from the opening tip to the final buzzer. Steve Kerr, meanwhile, is still clearly searching for the Golden State Warriors’ optimal lineup combinations […] The post Warriors star Klay Thompson&...2022
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• Celtics head coach Ime Udoka’s immediate reaction to Jayson Tatum’s thrilling game-winner vs. Nets
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• Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s shocking status for season opener after positive COVID-19 test
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. Sure enough, the situation raised concerns on whether he’ll be ready for the start of their season on October 20th. Fortunately, Celtics head coach Ime Udoka quickly erased the worries of the fans and confirmed that Brown is well on track to return before […] The post Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s shocking sta...2021
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• Promising Orlando Magic Roster Needs the Right Coach Right Now
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