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On January 12, 1971, the Rockets hosted the 1971 NBA All-Star Game at the San Diego Sports Arena, a close contest in which the West beat the East 108–107 in front of a packed house of 14,378 fans. On June 23, 1971, the San Diego Rockets were abruptly sold by Breitbard to a Houston–based investment group.
During the Rockets' years in San Diego, they played in the San Diego Sports Arena. Once National Basketball Association commissioner J. Walter Kennedy visited San Diego in 1966 and saw the support for the Western Hockey League's San Diego Gulls, he invited Robert Breitbard, owner of the Gulls and their arena, the San Diego International Sports Center, to the next NBA owners' meeting.
1969–70 San Diego Rockets roster; Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG: 12: Adelman, Rick: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-06-16
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Rockets' 4th season in the NBA. [1] It was also the team's final season in San Diego, as the franchise relocated to Houston, Texas following the season. Offseason
The Rockets play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before moving to Houston, Texas. [1] In the Rockets' debut season, their win–loss record was 15–67.
The San Diego Rockets, a National Basketball Association (NBA) expansion team, played from 1967 to 1971. The franchise was founded and owned by local sports booster Robert Breitbard , who also founded and owned the original San Diego Gulls hockey franchise of the Western Hockey League and developed the San Diego Sports Arena (initially known as ...
This category is for the NBA's San Diego Rockets, now known as the Houston Rockets. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. C.
The 1967 NBA expansion draft was the third expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 1, 1967, so that the newly founded San Diego Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics could acquire players for the upcoming 1967–68 season.