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Clutch City The Chronicle played a part in this nickname with its “Choke City” headline in 1994 after the Rockets blew a pair of fourth-quarter leads against the Phoenix Suns in the second ...
Houston has so many nicknames that it’s hard to keep track. But, some would argue the most iconic one surfaced 30 years ago. Here’s a look at how Bayou City got the name Clutch City and other ...
SAN ANTONIO — The Houston Rockets earned the city its nickname of “Clutch City” during the team’s improbable back-to-back NBA championships of the 1990s. One member of that squad has ...
CLUTCH CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- It isn't just a nickname, you can actually address mail to Clutch City. Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo tweeted that the post office recognizes 77002 as Clutch City ...
HOUSTON – The Clutch City Dancers are an elite performance group who perform during every timeout at all of the Houston Rockets home games. Not only are they incredible dancers, but they’re ...
With players, coaches, and executives all taking part, the Rockets’ 2025 gala raised a record-breaking $2 million for the Clutch City Foundation.
"So, this has been my first season as a Clutch City dancer, I made it back in early August in 2022 and I am still in shock," Lissa Beth said. "Every day that I walk into the Toyota Center it's ...
Author David G. McComb lamented in his 1969 book “Houston: The Bayou City” that by 1916, sewage was flowing into Buffalo Bayou, “a nasty state of affairs for a place known as the Magnolia ...