The Latest Breaking News from Houston

With Sunday’s season-ending loss to Atlanta, the Rockets (20-62) clinched the top odds slot entering the 2022 NBA draft lottery. They are now guaranteed a top-five pick.

On Houston’s final day of the 2021-22 season, Rockets coach Stephen Silas made his case for Jalen Green earning a spot on the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There’s the muscular 6-foot-6, 242-pound frame, the long blond hair and the nickname that evokes images of a hammer-wielding god who can create thunder and lightning: Thor. New Angels pitcher Noah Syndergaard strikes an imposing figure, and not just on the mound.

With Houston’s loss at Toronto, the Rockets (20-61) clinched at least a tie for the No. 1 odds slot entering the 2022 NBA draft lottery. They would earn it outright with a loss on Sunday.

Kevin Porter Jr. scored a combined 71 points in Houston’s final two road games of the season, including 35 on Friday in Toronto, but it still wasn’t quite enough to get a win.

The Houston Texans get Cincinnati CB Ahmad Gardner and Florida State DE Jermaine Johnson in the latest Draft Wire mock.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anthony Rendon sent a long fly ball into the left-field corner in the seventh inning Thursday night, eliciting a full-throated roar from a sellout crowd of 44,723 in Angel Stadium, and when the right-field scoreboard flashed “HOME RUN,” it appeared the Angels had turned a one-run deficit…

Orlando’s blowout loss in Charlotte on Thursday means that Houston (20-60) needs to lose Friday in order to maintain its slim advantage in the 2022 NBA draft race.

NBA insider Michael Scotto: “If Houston can’t find a trade partner for Wall, his representation at Klutch Sports is expected to work with the Rockets on a buyout agreement before next season.”