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ESPN's Brian Windhorst walked back comments he made in an article earlier Tuesday that said Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas "broke down in tears" because he felt he couldn't connect with his players.
The report stated that Silas, going through a third straight season where the Rockets are at rock bottom compared to the others in the league, had an emotional moment after a game where he felt he wasn't connecting with his team.
However, Windhorst issued an apology on Twitter after saying he was confused about a different moment during the 2021 campaign.
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Head coach Stephen Silas of the Houston Rockets looks on during the first half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 27, 2023 in New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)
"I regretfully made a mistake in today's story about Stephen Silas breaking down in tears after a game this season," Windhorst wrote. "It was inaccurate, I confused details from an emotional news conference in 2021."
After two seasons as the league’s worst team, the Rockets' 18-58 record is second-worst in the league right now. Windhorst's initial report claimed that during a rough stretch, the season was weighing heavy on Silas.
"Houston lost 18 of 19 games at one point and 11 straight games during another stretch," Windhorst wrote. "At one point, Silas broke down in tears after a game because he felt he couldn’t reach his players. One of the team’s then veterans, Eric Gordon, said in January "there’s no improvement" when summing up the state of the Rockets — not ideal for a young player trying to find positivity in early struggles."
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