Report: Harden tensions boiling over in Houston

Tensions surrounding Houston Rockets superstar James Harden’s desire to be traded to a contender have boiled over at practice, The Athletic reported yesterday.

The three-time defending league scoring champion has had multiple verbal confrontations with teammates and threw a basketball at one of them, per the report.

The Rockets opened the 2020-21 season tonight at home against Harden’s former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder.