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Preview: Hawks set for season finale vs. Rockets Share this story POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Hawks (40-31) will take on the Houston Rockets (16-55) Sunday evening as the 2021 Southeast Division Champions, with the Miami Heat’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday evening clinching the accomplishment. It is the Hawks’ first division championship since 2015. The Hawks still have a great deal to play for Sunday evening, potentially, as a win combined with a loss by the New York K...

Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Wizards are currently one of the hottest NBA teams right now. They have won nine of their last ten games. Bradley Beal is the NBA’s leading per game scorer. Daniel Gafford’s trade deadline deal is nothing less than a grand slam home run for General Manager Tommy Sheppard. And Russell Westbrook, another first-year Wizard, is probably going to average a triple-double this season. Because of the Wizards’ rise in the standings and powe...

Woj: Nets among teams talking to Rockets about P.J. Tucker in ‘recent weeks’ Share this story Photo by Troy Fields/NBAE via Getty Images Another veteran player has been sent home while their team searches for a trade partner ... and once again, the Nets are seen as a possible landing spot the result of a trade deadline deal or a buyout. The Rockets, losers of 14 straight, have agreed to let P.J. Tucker, their 35-year-old defensive specialist, leave the team after he balked at playing Thursd...

A report says the Houston Rockets are not interested in future picks and instead want proven young players in exchange for P. J. Tucker or Victor Oladipo.

Originally posted on Hoops Rumors  |  By Alex Kirschenbaum  |  Last updated 3/3/21 Nets guard James Harden will have his No. 13 jersey retired by his former team, the Rockets, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. In a 132-114 victory tonight, Harden recorded a triple-double in his first game against his Houston since being traded earlier this season. The loss marks Houston’s 13th straight. “James Harden will always be a Rocket,” ...

Blake Griffin and the Pistons reportedly are working toward a contract buyout after he paused his season while waiting to either be traded or sent to the buyout market.

Rockets will retire No. 13 to honor James Harden By Zac Wassink  |  Last updated 3/2/21 In January, All-Star guard James Harden orchestrated his exit from the Houston Rockets and a move to the Nets, a transaction that made Brooklyn arguably the overall favorite to represent the Eastern Conference in this years NBA Finals.  Despite Hardens messy and public divorce from the Rockets, he remains one of the greatest scorers and players in franchise history. To honor the 31-year-...

HUMP DAYYYYYYYY. •   If the Bulls want to avoid following their first three-game winning streak of the season with their 4th three-game losing streak of the season, then they must beat the New Orleans Pelicans tonight. The matchup doesn’t feel like the worst way to head into the All-Star break, especially when we consider that the Bulls exploded for a 129-116 victory over this team back on February 10th. And that win even came without starting big man Wendell Carter Jr. in the lineup.  H...

Victor Oladipo will remain on the sidelines after injuring his foot during practice.

DeMarcus Cousins' name came up in trade rumors recently, and Rockets head coach Stephen Silas had a response to the rumors regarding his big man.