The playoffs kicked off this weekend, following Friday's playoff games. The Rockets knew since Sunday evening that they would travel to Los Angeles to face the Lakers in Games 1 and 2. The Rockets ...

Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 26.0 points per game in 78 regular-season appearances. Alex Slitz / Getty Images Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka said Kevin Durant will miss Game 1 of their ...

Since Fred VanVleet tore the ACL in his right knee in September, the 2025-26 Houston Rockets have seen the fifth spot in their starting lineup become a revolving door. Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, ...

HOUSTON — Kevin Durant wasn’t available for Friday’s Game 3 against the Lakers, his second absence of the first-round playoff series. The Rockets star forward was ruled out because of a left ankle ...

In a surprising turn of events that has unfolded in the Los Angeles Lakers’ favor over the past 24 hours, Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has been ruled out of Game 1 of the First Round NBA Playoff ...

LOS ANGELES - The Rockets will not have Kevin Durant for Saturday's playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Ime Udoka said. "Hopefully it's a one-game thing," Udoka said. Durant was ...

Okogie won't start Friday's Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Lakers, Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports. With Kevin Durant (ankle) sidelined, the Rockets are switching ...

The Los Angeles Lakers won’t be the only team missing a star in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Houston Rockets. Hours before the series was set to begin Saturday, the Rockets ruled out ...

LOS ANGELES — Give me a minute, readers. I need to wake a few people up at the NBA. It’s an emergency. I need to ask for my MVP vote back. Sorry, Shai Gilgeous ...