Breaking: Secretes behind Former houston Rockets Star death at 68.

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The Rockets first selected Reid with the No. 40 overall pick in 1977 out of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. He spent his first 10 seasons in the league with the franchise, and helped lead them to NBA Finals appearances in both 1981 and in 1986, though they fell both times to the Boston Celtics. He averaged 11.6 points and 4.9 rebounds in his 10 seasons with the Rockets. He retired for one season when he was 27 and missed the 1982-83 campaign to focus on his religion, but he returned the following year.

Reid then spent brief stints with the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers before he retired after the 1991 season. To this day, Reid still ranks in the top 10 in Rockets franchise history in games played, steals, points, rebounds, blocks and assists. Only Hakeem Olajuwon, Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich have played in more games.

It is with great sorrow that my family and I received the news of the passing of Rockets legend, Robert Reid,” Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta said in a statement on social media, in part. “I have had the privilege of knowing Robert for over 40 years, and his presence always brought joy and positivity to any room he entered. I will never forget watching the Rockets teams he was a part of in the ’80s compete in the Finals and the love he had for the game.”

Warriors rookie Brandin Podziemski makes the most of any and every opportunity he gets on the floor — that includes scrimmages.

During practice before Golden State’s second game of the 2023-24 NBA season against the Sacramento Kings, the Warriors set up a scrimmage to help Draymond Green, who was rehabbing an ankle injury, ramp up his return.

At the time, Podziemski wasn’t in coach Steve Kerr’s rotation, so he and some of the other young guys played on Green’s team against the first and second units. They lost the first game after Green turned the ball over, something Podziemski didn’t take lightly.

“We can’t have a turnover for game!” Podziemski told Green, per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. “You cannot turn the ball over for game.”

Understandably, Green was shocked. He’s used to doing the talking (and yelling) and definitely wasn’t accustomed to hearing that from others, much less a rookie

Green wasn’t mad or offended, either. It was the opposite reaction from the outspoken veteran, who was almost impressed with what he just witnessed.

“I was like, ‘OK, cool, you got it. No problem,’ ” Green told Slater. “Here we are playing a pickup game, a game to get me ready and he’s yelling at me. That to me said a whole lot. I was like, ‘You know what? No problem. But make sure you speak up like that all the time.’ ”

More than four months later, nothing has changed for the rookie, except his role with the team.

Podziemski recently earned a spot in Golden State’s starting lineup to replace four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson. The soon-to-be 21-year-old is averaging 9.9 points on 46.4-percent shooting from the field and 38.5 percent from 3-point range, with 5.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 47 games (14 starts) this season.

But that confident, cocky, fearless rookie he was at the start of the season is the same player he is today.

“He talk s–t all day,” Green told Slater of Podziemski. “That’s all he do.”

Podziemski’s competitive mindset clearly has earned the respect of his Warriors teammates and veterans, and the team will need it for the final stretch of the 2023-24 season as they hope to secure a spot in the playoff