Smith emphasizes that he trusts the current direction of the Falcons' front office and says he enjoys watching running back Bijan Robinson, a University of Texas product and, according to Smith, the best running back in football. Besides, the ups and downs of the Falcons aren't enough to sway Smith from his hometown team.

Barring injury, Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, and Jabari Smith Jr. will all start for the Rockets, head coach Ime Udoka said Saturday.

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Former Auburn star Jabari Smith Jr. returned to Alabama and scored 26 points as the Houston Rockets held on for a 130-128 victory in an NBA preseason game in Birmingham on Tuesday night.

It may be premature to question the decision-making of head coach Ime Udoka following a season where the Rockets finished as the No. 2 seed in a loaded Western Conference, but recent reports may give fans a reason to raise an eyebrow regarding the starting ...

Jabari Smith Jr. has had one of the more interesting trajectories for young players on this Houston Rockets team. A soon-to-be fourth-year player in the NBA, Smith Jr. is just 22 years of age, with plenty of room to develop his game as the former third ...

I felt a lot of love today, and I needed it,” Jabari Smith Jr. says of the support from family, friends, fans, and his current Houston teammates.

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Houston Rockets general manager Rafael Stone has perfectly illustrated how to properly rebuild. The Rockets have hit on their draft picks, resulting in a roster filled with rising, up-and-comers. Granted they’ve had some misses – Tyty Washington, Usman ...

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