While he might be as famous as Michael Jordan in Turkey, as Rockets coach Ime Udoka recently suggested ... was a childhood friend of (my father, Kemal) who used to play basketball with him.

We could be mentally and physically fried,” Ime Udoka says of the Rockets (34-21), who have lost seven of their last nine ...

After falling behind by 24 points, Rockets starters Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, and Dillon Brooks were pulled from ...

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka made waves by benching three starters (Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, and Dillon Brooks) in Thursday's near-comeback versus Golden State, and he didn't mince ...

Kevin Durant, who has been the subject of trade rumors to Houston, was complimentary of the Rockets' young players after a ...

Fred VanVleet and Jabari Smith have been out for several weeks. Ime Udoka said that they are still managing Eason and Adams on back to backs and talks how difficult it has been this season.

We want to continue to grow as a group, watch our young guys develop, play in big situations, and see what we have.” ...

Discover what went wrong for the Rockets in their recent loss to the Warriors and the coach's strategy to address key issues.

“He was [ticked] about it, for sure,” said Rockets coach Ime Udoka, who coached Pritchard in Boston that season. “[I told him to] just keep that edge, be [ticked] that you’re not ...

And despite a recent five-game skid, head coach Ime Udoka and the front office opted to stand pat rather than make any splashy moves. Udoka made it clear that the decision was intentional ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- During a recent six-game losing streak, Houston Rockets Coach Ime Udoka publicly challenged his team, calling them "soft." How his players process those words will greatly ...

"Very soft and uncompetitive defensively," Udoka said. "Just going at us 1-on-1, we're complaining about offensive fouls, not boxing out, not doing our assignments. Houston's season has been a ...