Houston Rockets | |||
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Conference | Western | ||
Division | Southwest | ||
Founded | 1967 | ||
History | San Diego Rockets 1967–1971 Houston Rockets 1971–present[1][2][3] | ||
Arena | Toyota Center | ||
Location | Houston, Texas | ||
Team colors | Red, black, silver, white[4][5] | ||
Main sponsor | ROKiT Phones[6] | ||
General manager | Rafael Stone | ||
Head coach | Ime Udoka | ||
Ownership | Tilman Fertitta[7] | ||
Affiliation(s) | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||
Championships | 2 (1994, 1995) | ||
Conference titles | 4 (1981, 1986, 1994, 1995) | ||
Division titles | 8 (1977, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020) | ||
Retired numbers | 7 (6, 11, 22, 23, 24, 34, 45) | ||
Website | www |
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Houston, Texas. They play their home games at the Toyota Center. They began playing in the NBA in 1967 and were originally known as the San Diego Rockets from 1967 to 1971.
Hakeem Olajuwon was a star player for the Rockets leading them to their first championship in 1994 and their next in 1995 with Hakeem being the Finals MVP both times. Yao Ming and James Harden were also a star players for the Rockets.