Rockets release 2019-2020 preseason schedule

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty ImagesThe Houston Rockets release their five-game schedule for the 2019-2020 preseason, and, interestingly enough, two of those games won’t be played in North America.

Before we get into the thick of it, I just “2020” and a variation of the word “season” in the same sentence without having to refer to when a player’s contract will end or when a person is eligible for the Hall of Fame, etc. In other words, I am talking about THIS season, and it is the “2020” season.

How wild is that?

Existential crisis aside, the Rockets first preseason game is on Sep. 30 against the Shanghai Sharks in Houston, and it is one of only two games played at the Toyota Center this preseason.…