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Houston Rockets jersey history No. 35 - Bernie Williams (1969-71)

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For Friday’s game against the Spurs, Houston is listing Steven Adams and Reed Sheppard as questionable. Meanwhile, San Antonio could be without De’Aaron Fox.

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After Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason was ejected Wednesday, the NBA downgraded his foul on PJ Washington.

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Rockets-Spurs injuries: Steven Adams, Reed Sheppard among those in question

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Rockets injury report:
- Steven Adams remains QUESTIONABLE with right calf tightness/soreness
- Reed Sheppard added to injury report, QUESTIONABLE with left knee contusion/bone bruise.

For Spurs: Fox and K. Johnson QUESTIONABLE. Tobias Harris and Jayden Quaintance OUT.

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NBA downgrades Tari Eason foul following ejection vs. Mavericks

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Tari Eason’s (HOU) Flagrant Foul 2 against P.J. Washington (DAL) at 2:47 of the 1st quarter on 10/21/26 has been downgraded to a Flagrant Foul 1 upon league office review.

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In his first meaningful NBA game in over 17 months, Fred VanVleet had 11 assists and 0 turnovers as Houston rolled to a season-opening win over Dallas.

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During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Olajuwon wore only jersey No. 34 and put up 22.5 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.8 steals, and 3.2 blocks per game.

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Rockets rout Mavs in opener behind ‘calming’ presence of Fred VanVleet

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Houston Rockets jersey history No. 34 - Hakeem Olajuwon (1984-2001)

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He’s back.

Excluding preseason games, Fred VanVleet will start for the Rockets for the first time since Game 7 of the 2025 playoffs.

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With Oklahoma City and San Antonio being predicted as the teams that will play in the Western Conference Finals, I asked Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant if he feels like they are the underdogs this season. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire

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Patrick Fertitta had a great in-studio interview with @adamclanton and @AdamJWexler today.

If you're looking for reasons to be optimistic about the 2026-27 Rockets, it's a good listen (via @SportsTalk790):
https://t.co/Ia2zbiDC85

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Entering 2026-27, Rockets see a better, ‘more explosive’ Tari Eason

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“Come in and be a secondary handler, play on and off ball, be a spark plug every night,” said Rockets HC Ime Udoka about the defined role for guard Reed Sheppard. “He is obviously one of our best shooters.” #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire

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Kevin Durant, asked if he feels the Rockets are underdogs this season:

“Who cares? Underdogs by who?”

“Other teams aren’t talking about us like that.”

“The fans might think of us as a different team after Week 1, so I can’t focus on that. I’m just focused on our identity.”