The Houston Rockets began their 2025-26 NBA season with a close double-overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, losing by just one point. In their second game of the regular season, tensions flared when head coach Ime Udoka had an intense moment with Alperen Sengun.
The Rockets recently faced off against the Detroit Pistons at the Toyota Center. During the first quarter of the game, Pistons player Ausar Thompson took a free throw. However, the ball rebounded, and players from both teams scrambled to secure the rebound. In the process, Alperen Sengun committed a foul on Isaiah Stewart.
When video of the incident surfaced on social media, it highlighted head coach Ime Udoka’s intense reaction to Sengun. Additionally, lip readers on social media revealed that Udoka used NSFW language whe

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