A flash flood emergency was declared in Houston where torrential downpours created severe flooding. Tons of cars were stuck on highways and fans inside the Toyota Center were urged to remain in the arena. Some 200 fans were stuck in the Toyota Center for hours along with Rockets star center Dwight Howard. According to Howard, he lives further away then the other players and was urged to stay in the arena while the others left. Howard remained upbeat and even came out and comforted the stranded fans as well as speaking with the media.
(Photos) NBA: Uh Oh James Harden, Warriors Announce Lil B is Attending Game 5!
The Golden State Warriors weren’t able to close out the Houston Rockets in game 4 but they’ll have some help during game 5. Lil B and all his Based God glory will be in attendance for game 5 at the Oracle Arena.
(Photo) Boxing: Rich Get Richer… Floyd Mayweather Wins Over $800K in 4 Sports Bets
It’s well known that Floyd Mayweather is an avid gambler especially when it comes to big games. This past weekend was pretty big in sports with the NBA Eastern and Western Conference semi-finals as well as a boxing match between Gennady Golovokin and Willie Monroe Jr. Mayweather placed sports bets on the three games as well as the fight and won big.
NBA: Clippers May Have Choked Away Their Shot At Championship After Epic Collapse Against Houston
The Los Angeles Clippers had everything under control in their series against the Rockets. They had totally dominated two games in a row, and last night were well on their way to blowing out the Rockets and closing the series and moving on to the Western Conference finals. But in typical Clippers fashion, things fell apart and the entire team choked and Houston put on a comeback for the ages to steal the game and likely steal the series.
(Photo) NBA: Houston Rockets Fire Their Social Media Manager After He Trolled The Mavericks With Emojis
After the Houston Rockets prowess 3-point shooting sent the Dallas Mavericks home, their twitter account decided to take a shot of their own. The Houston Rockets Twitter account tweeted a Horse and Gun emoji, referencing to the Rockets putting down the depleted Mavericks. Well the tweet appears to have cost the Rockets social media manager his job. Check out the Rockets and Mavericks response to the tweet!
(Photos) NBA: Rockets Cause Uproar After Tweeting Gun & Horse Emojis As They Eliminated Mavericks
The Houston Rockets have one of the best sports team accounts on Twitter. They’re very interactive and usually post cool videos, photos and funny tweets. They found themselves in hot water last night however as they were about to beat the Dallas Mavericks .
