HOUSTON — Jabari Smith Jr. joined an elite company Saturday night during the Houston Rockets' 119-111 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Inside the Toyota Center, Smith recorded a team-best 20 points on 8-for ...

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Houston Rockets forwards Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason are done playing in the Las Vegas Summer League, as first reported by The Athletic's Kelly Iko. In two games, Smith averaged 35.5 points, seven ...

Jabari Smith Jr. is a big piece of the Houston Rockets' future. Now, he has a perfect idol to look up to: Kevin Durant. The Rockets made a big trade for Durant in the offseason, and it's the perfect ...

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The Denver Nuggets managed to overcome the loss of Aaron Gordon in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets on the road at ...

Selected at No. 3 overall in the 2022 NBA Draft, forward Jabari Smith Jr. has long been an important part of the Rockets rotation. And as the team moves into contention, that will remain true. Smith ...

The undrafted Nae’Qwan Tomlin managed to get under the skin of the former top-three pick Jabari Smith Jr. during Wednesday’s game. Tomlin and the Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against Smith and the ...

Jabari Smith Jr. has been in and out of Rockets coach Ime Udoka’s lineups since Udoka's arrival in 2023. In Udoka’s first season in Houston, Smith was benched for Jeff Green for stretches of games.

There’s a tension between expectations and reality when it comes to high lottery picks. The third overall pick? Perfect. We’ve got a superstar. The first five picks in every NBA draft are superstars.

Danielle Lerner: Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr., listed as questionable to play tonight vs Mavs with an ankle sprain, is on the court shooting free throws after shootaround. We will find out his ...