Green had come under heavy criticism for his seven-point showing on Sunday evening to open the series, but he's now feeling the love after eviscerating the Warriors' defense Wednesday night. Recently, former Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins took to the “Run It Back” show to give Green his flowers.

Jalen Green scored 38 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 109-94 win over the shorthanded Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, evening the series at one game apiece.

Usually, when that happens in a Warriors game or series, it means Draymond Green is about to get involved in a scrap. That happened in Golden State's Game 2 loss on Wednesday, but this time Green was the recipient of a hard foul,

In this case, it was Houston Rockets governor Tilman Fertitta trolling the Dallas Mavericks for the "dumbass" decision to deal their superstar point guard to the Los Angeles Lakers during a recent visit to the White House. The comment came when Fertitta was speaking to the Houston Cougars men's basketball team at their championship celebration.

Before the Rockets' playoff game against Golden State on Wednesday night, Tilman Fertitta stopped by to attend the University of Houston's Final Four celebration. During his remarks, Fertitta mentioned a recent trip to the White House as he goes through the process of becoming U.

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has served as the chairman of the University of Houston System Board of Regents since 2009. The program's basketball -- the Fertitta Center -- was even named in his honor.