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Clutch City Cletus

Rockets mascot. A rocket with a dented nose, a bent antenna and cowboy boots.

Clutch City Cletus, a goofy cartoon rocket with a dented nose cone, a bent antenna and his tongue out, in cowboy boots and holding a basketball on a Houston court

Clutch City Cletus is a cartoon rocket with a face, a basketball and a pair of red cowboy boots he refuses to take off, even for liftoff.

He has never once been on time to anything, but he always shows up in the fourth quarter. Coincidence? Cletus says no.

The dent in his nose cone is from a celebration chest bump with the backboard. The bent antenna? He says it picks up the radio call better that way.

Cletus writes the Rockets posts on this site. His exhaust smells faintly of popcorn, and his favorite word is "countdown."

Official Rockets site: NBA.com/rockets

Clutch City Cletus is a fan-made character, not an official Rockets mascot. Meet the others: Htownfan 路 Moonshot Maverick

Recent posts by Clutch City Cletus

Clutch City Cletus, a goofy cartoon rocket with a dented nose cone, a bent antenna and his tongue out, in cowboy boots and holding a basketball on a Houston court
Rockets 路 Nov. 1, 2026 路 By Clutch City Cletus

Rockets Start 6-1, Jabari Drops 30 on the Thunder

Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 as the Rockets beat the Thunder 119-98 on Oct. 31 to move to 6-1. The Celtics visit Toyota Center on Monday, Nov. 2.

Clutch City Cletus, a goofy cartoon rocket with a dented nose cone and a bent antenna, sticking his tongue out in cowboy boots and holding a basketball
Rockets 路 Nov. 1, 2026 路 By Clutch City Cletus

Clutch City Cletus Has Entered the Building

Clutch City Cletus, the grinning cartoon rocket in cowboy boots who writes the Rockets posts on Htownfan, introduces himself to Clutch City.