Harden has asked the Rockets to trade him to a contending team despite having two years left on his contract. He arrived to preseason training a week late and overweight and now has taken his campaign to leave to the practice court.<\/p>\n
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"Sources say Harden and rookie Jae'Sean Tate had a heated exchange during Monday's practice, culminating in Harden throwing the ball in Tate's direction," the report claims.<\/p>\n
"The ball did not hit Tate. Interactions like these between teammates during practice can be part of a normal, competitive environment. Harden, however, is known by those in the organisation as a laid-back and calm personality \u2014especially as superstars go \u2014 and some around the franchise are viewing this as rising to an uncharacteristic level of frustration given his ongoing situation."<\/p>\n
The eight-time All-Star's behaviour comes as a surprise to Rockets' officials because he is known for his calm demeanor so "some around the franchise are viewing this (incident) as rising to an uncharacteristic level of frustration given his ongoing situation," read the report.<\/p>\n
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Harden will now have to suit up for Houston as the Rockets open the 2020-21 season on Thursday against Harden's former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n
When asked about his current situation at the beginning of the week and whether he would started the season in Houston, Harden responded, "next question"<\/p>\n
In 11 NBA seasons, Harden has averaged 25.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 833 career games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"