Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

The Houston Rockets have one of the best rebounding guards in the league in Amen Thompson. Thompson, 21, is averaging eight ...

I really didn’t start to do that until I got to the league, to be honest,” Amen Thompson says of his elite rebounding as a ...

Kelly Iko looks at the resurgence of both Cam Whitmore in Houston and Jay Huff in Memphis in the the latest Ikosystem.

Given how much twins Amen and Ausar Thompson are lumped together, even when being praised by NBA stars for their athleticism, ...

Amen Thompson (left calf tightness) is day to day after sitting out Saturday, while Jabari Smith Jr. (left hand fracture) ...

For the first time since entering the NBA, Ausar Thompson defeats his twin brother Amen amid the Pistons' road win vs. the ...

With a Monday afternoon matchup between the Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons approaching, the home team could be down ...

The Houston Rockets (27-13) wrap up their three-game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers (13-27) on Saturday at Moda ...

After the Houston Rockets 125-103 win over the Portland Trailblazers the Rockets moved their record to 28-13 at the mid-way ...

Thompson put up 16 points (7-15 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 16 boards, four assists and four steals in 36 minutes of action during Wednesday's 109-108 win over the Cavaliers.

The Rockets are exceeding expectations this season and Thompson is following that theme by having an ascendant sophomore ...