Eric Gordon, once a key piece on championship-contending versions of the Houston Rockets, kept an even keel in recent years as the veteran guard languished on lottery-bound Houston rosters. But even the mild-mannered Gordon couldn’t hide his frustration during the lows of the Stephen Silas era.
Gordon, who was traded from the Rockets to the Los Angeles Clippers last February, issued an unusually stern criticism of the young Rockets to close 2022, and he wasn’t exactly the most vocal leader in his final months with the team in early 2023.