Houston Chronicle · Dec 2, 2024
Ted Cruz Curse defeated with Rockets’ upset over Thunder
Senator Ted Cruz on the sidelines during the first half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round, Western Conference playoffs at the Toyota Center, Sunday April 16, 2017, in Houston.The Houston Rockets are 15–6 through the first quarter of the 2024-25 season, just 0.5 games out of first place in the Western Conference after Sunday's 119-116 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Just how hot is Ime Udoka's crew at the moment? The young Rockets presently seem immune to one of sport's greatest hexes: the Ted Cruz Curse.
After attending Sunday's Rockets win with his daughter Catherine, Cruz made a point of celebrating the victorious moment:
