James Harden

Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden is out indefinitely after sustaining a setback during his rehabilitation from an injured right hamstring, the team announced Tuesday. "We're back to square one," Nets coach Steve Nash said. "He will be back when he's back. It might be the playoffs. It might be sooner." The 31-year-old was re-injured during an on-court session, according to the team. He underwent an MRI exam Tuesday to learn the severity of the injury. Harden is averaging 25.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and

Kyrie Irving scored 40 points, including a critical 3-pointer in the final minute, and Jeff Green made a pair of free throws with 3.7 seconds left to seal the host Brooklyn Nets’ 114-112 comeback win over the New York Knicks on Monday. The Nets, playing the second leg of a back-to-back, carried over some of the struggles from their 115-107 loss Sunday in Chicago. Brooklyn fell behind by 10 points at halftime and lost James Harden after just four minutes due to hamstring

James Harden says there’s no bad blood between him and the Houston Rockets after a whirlwind start to the season that resulted in his trade to the Brooklyn Nets last month. Harden apologized in a recent interview with ESPN for the drama that unfolded in Houston as reports of his wanting out reached a climax. "I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful," Harden said. "I wasn’t trying to be selfish. I feel like the front office knew where I stood, and what I wanted.

Happy April Fools' Day! As is the case with pretty much any date on the NBA calendar, there have been a number of big-time performances that have fallen on April 1 in the league's storied history. Thanks to Basketball Reference, it's easy to filter through them. With that in mind, here are the highest scoring individual April Fools' Day games in NBA history. 1. James Harden, Houston Rockets Date: April 1, 2015 Stats: 51 points (16-25 FG, 8-9 3P, 11-13 FT) Game Score: 42.1 Harden is

A couple nights ago, Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors. Yes, the Warriors had all 4 All-Stars. Yes, James Harden was incredible. With the score tied with 20sec. left in OT and the Rockets down by 2, James Harden hit a three with two defenders converging on him to give Houston a 1pt lead and eventually win the game. Daryl Morey, Houston GM later said James may be the best offensive player of all time. Granted that Harden is averaging 40pts for his

James Harden of the Houston Rockets is having the best career games this season. Last season, he won his first MVP award. Believe it or not, he is playing better than last season. His stats for this season are through the roof. He is trending on every social media platform right now. Odds for him winning a back-to-back MVP have suddenly turned in his favor. He is really deserving of winning it again. Or is he? Let me preface the rest of the

A controversial story about Steph broke in Business Insider this summer. NBA players were interviewed, and it became apparent that most of the players in the league right now don’t have love for Steph Curry. But Steph Curry is a good guy, right? Then why do a lot of people have animosity for him? Here is my assessment of it. The NBA culture is diluted. Players are praised for the wrong things. Russ pads up his stats and gets a triple-double, he is