Rockets' fourth-year center an icon in his home country, where Turkish fans and politicians support his career.

Nearing real stardom, Şengün reflects on Rockets' belief in him: "Whoever trusts me, or backs me up, I will take care of them ...

The Rockets' two top scorers have a chance to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game, recognition their teammates say both ...

Houston Rockets second-year forward Amen Thompson was selected for the NBA’s Rising Stars Challenge on Tuesday, an ...

The Houston Rockets (30-14) play the final game of a two-game season series against the Boston Celtics (32-14) on Monday at ...

Boston nearly pulled off a great win, but fell for the seventh time this season after leading by at least 10 points.

Houston isn’t concerned by the daunting path ahead. Instead, Şengün and Thompson. see the road trip as an opportunity. Matchups against the Cavaliers, Celtics and Grizzlies over the next week ...

Alperen Şengün is a Turkish professional basketball player born on July 25, 2002, in Giresun, Turkey. He plays as a center ...

To Amen Thompson's surprise, with five seconds left in a tied midseason game against the defending NBA champions, Houston ...

but then Houston came fighting back as it woke up on the offensive end. It went on a 31-12 run fueled by Cam Whitmore's explosiveness and star center Alperen Şengün's success finishing around ...

The Boston Celtics learned the hard way on Monday. The Celtics and Rockets battled in a hard-fought game at Boston's TD ...