Second-year Rockets guard Reed Sheppard wasn’t very efficient at summer league, but he still managed to turn heads, per Michael Pina of The Ringer.

The Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets will face off today in an NBA 2K26 Summer League matchup. Fans can watch the matchup on NBA TV at 4:30 p.m. ET with streaming available through FuboTV, Sling, DirecTV and ESPN+.

Reed Sheppard has some calf soreness but decision to stop his play in NBA summer league is purely precautionary.

With Reed Sheppard, Kennedy Chandler, Kevon Harris, and Adonis Arms in featured roles, Houston’s run at the NBA’s 2025 summer league is now complete.

The last time the Houston Rockets took the court in a Summer League game, they were competing for the championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs were too much for the Rockets in that ...

Houston Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. drives against San Antonio Spurs' Dominick Barlow during the first half an NBA summer league basketball game Monday, July 11, 2022, in Las Vegas.

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Yang Hansen #16 of the Portland Trail Blazers is guarded by Tyler Burton #3 and Armando Bacot #00 of the Memphis Grizzlies in the first half of a 2025 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images