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

Rahat Huq writes generally about the Houston Rockets. This season has been a mixed bag of results for Rockets center Alperen Sengun after the team rewarded him this past summer with a five-year ...

The closest Rockets player was starting center Alperen Sengun, who finished at No. 6 in fan voting among West frontcourt players. In 31.3 minutes per game, Sengun is averaging 19.2 points ...

Sengun is averaging a double-double while leading the Rockets to the second-best record in the West. The Rockets don't have any playoff success, which is why his legacy has yet to stick, but he is ...

"The opponents are the opponents," Udoka said after Friday's practice in Houston. "That's the way we want to go about it. Forget the opponent. Let's do what we do." Udoka's mantra will be repeated ...

If the Rockets opt not to make a move, star center Alperen Sengun said at Friday's practice that he would be supportive. Among his comments (via Adam Spolane of SportsRadio 610): I love my team.

Amen Thompson has proven himself worthy of starting, Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green can coexist, and the Rockets are prepared to go to war with any team in the league. Houston's second year guard ...

Trailing by two points with about a minute left to play in Wednesday's game, Alperen Sengun received a pass from Rockets guard Fred VanVleet. Houston's big man then put on a series of low-post moves ...