{"id":818017,"date":"2026-08-22T10:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T10:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/818017\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T10:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T10:24:13","slug":"tari-eason-spotted-at-open-gym-loaded-with-nba-all-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/818017\/","title":{"rendered":"Tari Eason spotted at open gym loaded with NBA All-Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 21, 2026, 7:38 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p>Rockets forward Tari Eason participated in a recent open gym session with other NBA players.Eason was seen guarding Thunder center Chet Holmgren during the offseason workout.He recently signed a five-year contract extension to remain with the Houston Rockets.Last season, Eason averaged 10.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for Houston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a data-autotag=\"13a51ca7-e216-40c0-a272-58d18f5541d7\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/houston-rockets\/10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Houston Rockets<\/a> forward Tari Eason was spotted at PLYRS UNTD open gym runs earlier this week, putting his skills to the test against some of the league&#8217;s best talent. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/swishcultures_\/status\/2090614926922662352\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">video<\/a> posted to social media, Eason was seen guarding <a data-autotag=\"cd165858-eeda-4db8-a84a-db7a782e61e3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> star Chet Holmgren. The open gym session was littered with NBA players, giving Eason a chance to polish his game this summer ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. Eason was one of 20+ current NBA athletes, with others including Trae Young, Klay Thompson, Naz Reid and Jared McCain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Last season in his fourth year with Houston, Eason averaged 10.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.5 blocks in 25.8 minutes per game. 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