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Amen Thompson is now hundreds of millions richer after landing a contract extension with the Houston Rockets, but you wouldn’t know it from the first item he bought with that money. The 23-year-old Thompson signed a 5-year, $208 million deal with the …
Amen Thompson will be with the Houston Rockets for more years to come. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday that Thompson and the Rockets have agreed to a new multi-year deal. “Houston Rockets’ Amen Thompson has agreed to a …
The Thompson twins may want to consider an offer from a basketball influencer. Both Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson are now in vacation mode after their respective teams fell short of the ultimate goal in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Amen and the Houston …
Amen Thompson went out sad during Friday’s season-ending loss. Thompson and the Houston Rockets fell at home on Friday night in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers. They lost in front of their home crowd at …
Jalen Green and Amen Thompson showed some animosity between them during Tuesday’s clash between the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns. The Suns led the Rockets 55-50 late in the second half when Devin Booker gave possession up to Thompson, …
Cooper Flagg may be staying a little bit too close to his Duke roots. The Dallas Mavericks rookie star Flagg sparked backlash on Saturday night with a controversial tripping foul against the Houston Rockets. Flagg was handling the ball near halfcourt …
Fans noticed a common denominator in Kawhi Leonard’s scoring outbursts over the past week. The Los Angeles Clippers star went off for a career-high 55 points Sunday in a 112-99 drubbing of the Detroit Pistons at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. …
Jalen Duren pulled a Metta World Peace during Friday’s game. The Detroit Pistons center Duren was ejected against the Houston Rockets for elbowing Rockets guard Amen Thompson. In the second quarter at Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., Duren was …
The Houston Rockets and the New Orleans Pelicans are not even waiting until the regular season to get the fisticuffs started. Houston Rockets swingman Amen Thompson got into a skirmish with New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado during their …
Ime Udoka may be acting purposefully obtuse this week. The Houston Rockets head coach spoke out on Wednesday about the suspension that was handed down to Rockets forward Amen Thompson. The NBA suspended Thompson for two games without pay over an …
Tyler Herro managed to avoid a suspension for his role in Sunday’s on-court altercation against the Houston Rockets, but he apparently didn’t walk away entirely unscathed. The Miami Heat guard Herro got thrown down by Rockets forward Amen …
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro had a message for a certain Houston Rockets player after Sunday’s game between the two teams ended in chaos. The Heat defeated the Rockets 104-100 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. But the game’s result was …
The Houston Rockets and Miami Heat did not wait for New Year’s Eve to set off some fireworks. Tempers flared as the Heat led the Rockets 99-94 with just over 30 seconds left at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. As Miami prepared to inbound from …
No. 4 overall pick Amen Thompson saw his NBA Summer League campaign end almost as soon as it started on Friday. Thompson suffered a Grade 2 ankle sprain during the fourth quarter of Friday’s Summer League game against Portland, according to …
Amen Thompson definitely knows his hoops. The new Houston Rockets rookie went viral this week for a video feature in which he demonstrated the extent of his knowledge about the NBA. Maddy Sells of Overtime quizzed Thompson about NBA history, asking …
Amen and Ausar Thompson went back-to-back at No. 4 and No. 5 in the first round of the NBA Draft. With Amen going to Houston and Ausar to Detroit, the twins will actually get the chance to face off in the NBA Summer League. Ausar is ready for that. …
