{
  "id": 17515804,
  "title": "Houston Rockets jersey history No. 35 - Kenneth Faried (2019)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/houston-rockets-jersey-history-no-35-kenneth-faried-2019",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T02:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/houston-rockets-jersey-history-no-020032868.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Houston Rockets have seen players wear a total of 52 different jersey numbers during their existence, from the 1967-68 season to the present day. To celebrate the history of these numbers, Rockets Wire is featuring the story of each player who wore them. Today, we continue our series with the 10th of 11 players who wore jersey No. 35 - Kenneth Faried.\n\nFaried, a native of Newark, New Jersey, honed his skills at Morehead State University before being selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 22nd overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. He played the first seven seasons of his professional career with Denver, before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2018. Following his release from the Nets, Faried signed with the Houston Rockets in 2019, marking his final season in the NBA.\n\nIn his time with the Rockets, Faried donned jersey No. 35 and averaged 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. All statistics and data used in this article are sourced from Basketball Reference. This feature originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 35 - Kenneth Faried (2019).",
  "summary": "During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Faried wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kenneth Faried wore No. 35 for Houston Rockets in 2019",
    "Played 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for Rockets",
    "Native of Newark, NJ, drafted 22nd overall in 2011"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Documenting individual jersey numbers provides a chronological map of the franchise's roster evolution through the diverse careers of players like Kenneth Faried.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}