"It's just kind of pray" - Jabari Smith Jr. shares the most effective defensive strategy for guarding KD originally appeared ...

Like many tall basketball players with above-average shooting ability, Jabari Smith Jr. often tried to emulate Kevin Durant.

If you look at athleticism as a whole, with speed, strength, jumping... I don’t think anybody is as fast as him and jumps as high as him.” ...

The Houston Rockets' return to postseason play in 2024-25 made for one of the league's best storylines. Everyone loves a good Cinderella story.  The Rockets wer ...

Jabari Smith Jr. called Amen Thompson the most athletic person on the planet, on a recent episode of The Young Man and the Three.

Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. now has an elite teammate in Kevin Durant who happens to share some of the same physical ...

The Houston Rockets, after winning 52 games and making the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season, have high hopes going into the upcoming season. Af ...

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. speaks on new teammate Kevin Durant and his relationship with him in his early years.

David Hardisty: Jabari Smith Jr. is also out tonight. He broke his left hand today. He will be re-evaluated in 4-8 weeks. -via Twitter @clutchfans / January 3, 2025 ...

Jabari Smith Jr. is locking in with the Houston Rockets. The 22-year-old forward was drafted as the No. 3 pick in the 2022 NBA draft and became the key presence in the Rockets’ core.

More importantly, rookie Jabari Smith Jr. needed the serious Lucas. It had been nearly six months since Houston drafted Smith, but the disappointment of falling to the No. 3 pick still felt like a ...

Jabari Smith Jr.’s career stats The former Auburn Tiger has spent the first three seasons of his NBA career with the Rockets after being drafted as the third overall pick in the 2022 draft.