Houston Astros Alex Bregman puts up a free throw for Houston Rockets “First Shot” promotion before the team took on the Miami Heat at the Toyota Center on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 in Houston. Bregman missed the shot.Alex Bregman is going to have a little fun before reporting to spring training later this month.
Bregman is a big basketball fan and his parents, Sam and Jackie Bregman, were owners of the NBA Developmental League's Albuquerque Thunderbirds before the team moved to Canton, Ohio in 2011. Bregman, who took and missed the ceremonial first shot before a Rockets game in December, is still friends with Lakers head coach Darvin Ham, who played for the Thunderbirds and later coached the team.