The Rockets began
to play in the NBA representing San
Diego during the 1967-68 season with their nickname
reflecting itself
as "a city of motion”. In
1971, the franchise was bought and was moved to Houston
becoming the first NBA team in the state of Texas. One of its most sensational players
is Yao Ming, a Chinese athlete who, at 7 feet 6 inches, is the tallest NBA
player at present.
The team, in its early years, was famous in their red
and gold color combo. The Rockets made a major change to their color scheme
following the 1994-95 Championship season where the team switched their colors
to red and blue and added pinstripes to their uniforms. Then, Houston dropped blue from the team's official
colors and redesigned its uniforms. They wore again white at home games and red
on the road accompanied by their new logo, a red “R” taking off like a Rocket with twin boosters.
