Houston Rockets

===Mascots===
The mascot was introduced on March 14, 1995, formerly known as "Clutch" . From 1993 to 1995, the mascot was Turbo, a costumed man that performed acrobatic dunks and other maneuvers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/mascot/turbo.html|title=Rockets: Turbo|website=[[NBA.com]]|access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> In 1995, the Rockets debuted [[Clutch (mascot)|Clutch the Bear]] as a second mascot, a large teddy bear-like mascot that performs a variety of acts during the games. After eight years of serving as dual mascots, the performer playing Turbo retired, making Clutch the sole mascot for the team.<ref>{{cite news |first=Craig |last=Hlavaty |newspaper=[[Houston Press]] |title=Mascot School: How To Entertain, And What About Having To Pee? |url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/mascot-school-how-to-entertain-and-what-about-having-to-pee-6721127 |date=August 16, 2010 |access-date=July 1, 2013 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050644/http://www.houstonpress.com/news/mascot-school-how-to-entertain-and-what-about-having-to-pee-6721127 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The mascot was considered and voted fifth for the most recognizable mascot in the league, and was also inducted in the 2006 mascot Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-02-08 |title=Get to know our 20 Hall of Famers! {{!}} Mascot Hall of Fame |url=https://mascothalloffame.com/mascots/current-mascot-inductees/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>