OCTOBER 30 DE'AARON FOX OUT VS. ROCKETS: The Sacramento Kings will be without All-Star point guard De'Aaron Fox for their two-game series against the Rockets, which will begin Friday night inside the Toyota Center.
According to The Athletic, Fox sustained a moderate right ankle sprain in Sunday's 132-127 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. He scored 37 points in the win.
ROCKETS UNVEIL IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT COURT: The League unveiled its court designs for the first ever In-Season Tournament Monday afternoon. They will play their first In-Season tournament contest of Group B on Nov. 10 against the New Orleans Pelicans inside the Toyota Center.
The Rockets will then travel to Los Angeles for a match against the Clippers on Nov. 17. The team will return to Houston for a contest against the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 24. The Rockets will close the preliminary round on the road against the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 28.
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OCTOBER 27 KEVIN DURANT MOVES PASSES OLAJUWON: Kevin Durant scored a game-high 39 points during the Phoenix Suns' 100-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night inside Crypto.com Arena. In the loss, Durant passed Rockets' Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon to move into 12th place on the NBA's All-Time scoring list.
OCTOBER 17 ROCKETS COULD MAKE MORE ROSTER CHANGES: The Rockets departed from Kevin Porter Jr. Tuesday morning in a trade that sent him and two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In return, the Rockets received Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Rockets could flip Oladipo. Fischer reported that the Rockets have expressed interest in trading for Malcolm Brogdon, Alec Burks or Talen Horton-Tucker.
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