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Aug 2023
21m 54s

Daily Ding: Rockets ready to take off?

THE ATHLETIC
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The Athletic’s Houston Rockets beat writer Kelly Iko joins Jared Weiss for a backstage look at some of his recent profiles and discuss the expectations for the young Rockets in the forthcoming season.

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