It's been 30 years since the Houston Rockets won their first NBA championship in franchise history. In a seven-game series against the New York Knicks in 1994, the Rockets took home the first of two Larry O'Brien trophies. To pay homage to the first ...

A major league championship had eluded Houston for decades. Until June 22, 1994. That was when the Rockets beat the New York Knicks in Game 7 of the NBA Finals to give the franchise its first championship and shed Houston’s “Choke City” label.

The late Hue Hollins worked in the NBA for nearly three decades. His work as a referee in the league encompassed four decades. He refereed at least one NBA Finals game every year during the 90s and, overall, worked on the crew of 19 total NBA championship ...