The Latest Breaking News from Rick Higgins

Interview: New assistant coach Mike Batiste on joining the Rockets

“I was honored to get the call,” new Rockets assistant Mike Batiste tells @BigSargeSportz. “Coach Silas has old school rules but has a very innovative, new school way of thinking.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 25, 2022

Rockets working to improve Josh Christopher’s decision making on drives

“Josh clearly has a great strength for being able to get the ball in the paint,” Rick Higgins says of Christopher. “Josh’s next level of growth will be his decision-making when he does so.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 14, 2022

Rockets shutting down Josh Christopher for rest of summer league

Josh Christopher, who currently leads the Rockets in scoring at the NBA’s 2022 summer league in Las Vegas, will miss Houston’s last two games due to right hip soreness.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 13, 2022

Young Rockets learning from experience of 2022 NBA summer league opener

“The pace of the game was way faster, and the court was bigger, so there is more spacing,” TyTy Washington says of his NBA summer league debut. Houston returns to action Saturday night.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 9, 2022

Rockets rookie Tari Eason making immediate NBA impact with energy

“He played with so much energy, he had no energy at the end,” Rockets coach Rick Higgins says of Tari Eason’s debut (14 points, 13 rebounds). “He put everything he had into the game.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 8, 2022

Jabari Smith Jr. settling in for Rockets, ready to get more involved

Jabari Smith Jr. on his Rockets debut (10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists): “Coming into the second half, I felt more relaxed. I settled into the game, and I felt like they could see that.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 8, 2022

Rockets rookie Jabari Smith Jr. sets priorities for 2022 summer league

Jabari Smith Jr. on Houston’s summer league: “No matter if I am making shots or missing shots, I want to know that I was out there competing, out there listening, and out there learning.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 6, 2022

Interviews: Rockets practice in Houston, set 2022 summer league goals

Check out summer league practice highlights and interviews with Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, TyTy Washington, Daishen Nix, Josh Christopher, Eron Gordon, Stephen Silas, and Rick Higgins.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 6, 2022

Rockets hire Lionel Hollins, Mike Batiste, and Mahmoud Abdelfattah as assistant coaches

The Rockets are hiring Lionel Hollins, Mike Batiste, and Mahmoud Abdelfattah as assistant coaches for Stephen Silas, as first reported by @MarkBermanFox26 in Houston.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 4, 2022

DeSagana Diop reportedly set to leave Rockets’ coaching staff

According to veteran NBA scribe Marc Stein, DeSagana Diop will become Stephen Silas’ third assistant coach to not return in 2022-23, joining Jeff Hornacek and Will Weaver.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 26, 2022