Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka turned to cinema to help his message to Kevin Durant and the rest of the team after Fred VanVleet tore his ACL prior to the start of training camp.

DeMarcus Cousins is all-in on what the Rockets will do with Kevin Durant this year. Cousins is making a bold prediction.

In his 18th season, Durant is on his fifth team and will lead the budding Rockets as he pursues his third ring.

The Houston Rockets got social media buzzing Monday when it was announced that they are trotting out an "all-tall" starting lineup for their NBA regular-season-opening game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

The 2025-26 NBA season is close to returning and there’s a new leader in the clubhouse when it comes to career earnings after Kevin Durant just received a monster extension over the weekend from the Houston Rockets.

BREAKING: Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has agreed to a two-year, $90 million contract extension with the franchise, his business partner and Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman tells ESPN. The new deal includes a player option in 2027-28. pic.twitter.com/5GdhzgnSPa

Kevin Durant will be calling Southeast Texas home past the 2025-26 NBA season. ESPN's Shams Charania reported the 15-time All-Star agreed to a two-year, $90 million extension with the Houston Rockets, though he maintains a player option for 2027-28.

Next week, Kevin Durant will begin his 19th NBA regular season and his first with the Houston Rockets. Now 37 years old, the future Hall of Famer earned All-Star honors earlier this year for the 15th time in his storied career, and he continues to play at an elite level after nearly two decades in the league.