Houston Rockets

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.

Houston Rockets
2022–23 Houston Rockets season
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.nba.com/rockets

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. Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, Yao Ming, Steve Francis, Tracy McGrady, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Kevin Durant were also a star players for the Rockets.