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New Look Rockets, On the Court and Primary Logo

With the addition of Russell Westbrook, along with the Golden State Warriors losing Kevin Durant – and Klay Thompson for most of the season with an injury – the Houston Rockets are debuting a new look in a season in which they hope to finally overcome their rival.

The new logo features the same primary icon – a red “R” partially made up of a rocket, blasting off through a circle that could be construed as a basketball rim.

The rest of the logo is brand new.

Houston Rockets Primary Logo 2020 - Present

Houston Rockets Primary Logo 2020 - Present

It features a gray and black basketball behind the primary icon, with a ring orbiting the basketball. The city and nickname are written in white inside the orbit, on each side of the “R” icon. The font used is similar to the one in the primary logo that was used since 2003, but it’s not quite the same.
In a press release, the team says the logo will be used internationally, as it “matches the desire of the franchise to be champions of the basketball world.”

The new font is transferring to the uniforms, which maintain their traditional red and white look. The only difference is the addition of a black uniform, with the team name in white, outlined in red.

This marks the fifth primary logo change for the franchise, dating back to their move from San Diego to Houston in 1971. The first logo, however, lasted only one season, before the team adopted what is known as the “ketchup and mustard” look that it would be known for during the Hakeem Olajuwon era – a yellow basketball with a red circle around it that appears to be either a flame or a comet, with an italicized Rockets written in black inside the yellow ball.

Houston Rockets Primary Logo 2004 - 2019

Houston Rockets Primary Logo 2004 - 2019

After winning back-to-back NBA titles in 1994 and ’95, the team dramatically changed its logo after maintaining the same look for 23 years. The new-look was a red basketball with a rocket circling and then leaving the basketball’s orbit. The team name was written in a futuristic font in metallic silver.
This look, along with the team’s pinstriped uniforms, was probably most famous while Charles Barkley played for the team. It lasted only eight seasons before the current primary icon was developed, along with the logo that was used up until this season.

On the court, the team traded Chris Paul for Westbrook this offseason with the goal of them finally being able to eclipse the Warriors, as well as fend off challenges from the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, as both L.A. teams beefed up their rosters this summer. On their way to five-straight Western Conference titles, the Warriors eliminated the Rockets in four of those seasons, with the most painful being a Game 7 loss in the 2018 Western Conference Finals – a series in which Houston had home-court advantage.

See the Houston Rockets logo history and team history.

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