NBA Fans Were Fawning Over the Rockets’ New Court

Houston revealed its “Hometown Heroes” logo ahead of Wednesday night’s game vs. Lakers.

The Rockets unveiled the team’s new city edition court this week, and fans were calling for it to become Houston’s permanent court design.

Toyota Center’s court showcases a new logo—an astronaut dunking a basketball. The astronaut is red with a blue outline. This design pays homage to the city of Houston and its history with space. The court is part of the NBA’s “Hometown Heroes” theme this season.

The Rockets will wear a jersey with “H-Town” written across the front of it for certain games this season, including Wednesday night’s matchup vs. the Lakers.

Wednesday night marked the debut of the court and the uniforms, hence why there was such a big social media reaction to the design that night. There are 13 games designated for Houston to sport the logo throughout the 2023–24 season, so this won’t be the only time fans get to see the design.

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TONIGHT 🤩 pic.twitter.com/6Qdfn9op5b

— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 8, 2023

Check out some of the best social media reactions to the court—many fans are in agreement that this should be the permanent logo.

Sports not buying into the minimalist design corporate trash HAS to make a comeback. This is actually cool & memorable!!! https://t.co/6kVo2SyS8g

— NBA University (@NBA_University) November 8, 2023

nah, the logo goes crazzzzzzzzzy https://t.co/fZpruA3K4U

— Ashley Nicole Moss (@AshNicoleMoss) November 8, 2023

Don’t ever go back, this is your new logo now!

— Optimus Boptimus (@OptimusDime8) November 8, 2023

Petition to make this our new permanent team logo https://t.co/2iPvKXC6bO

— Xavier Thibodeaux (@zayiceman171) November 8, 2023

This is fantastic and should be their actual logo. https://t.co/H3dzKihQVR

— Tim Onion (@oneunderscore__) November 8, 2023

I. Am. In. Love. https://t.co/Dm2oTeYO6k

— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) November 8, 2023

🔥🔥🔥 imma need some merch with that astronaut logo https://t.co/A3mxbAd7NL

— ⛹🏾‍♂️Mac Cunningham📺 (@ManTheyCallMac) November 8, 2023

Make these permanent PLEASE https://t.co/tpI6zrByi6

— Bɾαყ 🗿 (@PICKEDBYPITRE) November 8, 2023

Now the NBA is cooking https://t.co/xRJ9a0U4I3

— Alex 👋 (@Dubs408) November 8, 2023

i need a photo of the dunkstronaut framed in every room in my apartment https://t.co/m2hl0cDemk

— chiedu (@chiedss) November 8, 2023