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Russell Westbrook has been proving critics and doubters wrong throughout the entirety of the 2016-17 season. It comes at no surprise that he’s been able to change some of his peers’ minds as well. “He put his stamp on it tonight,” Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Jason Terry told beat writer Fred Katz following a 110-79 blowout […]

Despite averaging 29 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 7.5 assists last season, James Harden was not on any of the All-NBA teams. Harden’s numbers were even better than his play in the 2014-2015 season, when he finished second in MVP voting and was on the All-NBA First Team, but Houston’s struggles throughout the year and the […]

The NBA has made a change on how their season award winners will be selected. Unlike in previous years, the league will not allow team-employed media members to cast a vote. This is to avoid them from having conflicts of interest and voting for players of their respective teams, who are essentially their co-workers. Hey, […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson noted a resemblance between his shooting guard phenom Devin Booker and Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden, who was out on Sunday nursing an injury. “I don’t know if I’ve said this publicly before, but he reminds me a lot of James Harden,” Watson said Sunday, according to Scott Bordow of the Arizona […]

Despite the Houston Rockets not having the results they wanted in their last three outings, James Harden remains positive and insists they have no reason to be concerned. When asked how he feels after his team lost three consecutive games, the 27-year-old Arizona State product said, via ESPN’s Calvin Watkins, that they’re focused on finishing […]

There’s no denying Draymond Green delivered James Harden a cheap shot last night during the Warriors–Rockets game. The play can be seen below with Green clearly taking a swat at Harden’s injured wrist. But according to Green, the whole story places some of the blame on Harden for provoking this. Green said Harden pinched him […]

The NBA MVP has always been awarded to individuals that had stellar seasons since it was first implemented in the 1955-56 season. This year’s race to the Maurice Podoloff Trophy has been so tight, that some have suggested it be awarded to two players. The chance of that happening is unlikely, but Portland Trail Blazers guard […]

James Harden will uphold his promise of playing until he can’t, unrelentingly choosing to keep playing through a sore wrist tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers, making this his 75th consecutive game of the 2016-17 season. “It will get better but if I keep banging on it and keep falling on it then it’s going […]

Shaquille O’Neal knows who deserves to win the MVP award this season. While many believe James Harden is the favorite to win it, the Hall-of-Famer made it known that he thinks Russell Westbrook should be leading the race at this point of the season. .@SHAQ has a message for Westbrook's critics. 👀 pic.twitter.com/LQ2gaURRVw — NBA on […]

What does it mean to be the Most Valuable Player? Going by its bare definition, it is a thing that is of great worth or something extremely useful or important. While there are many different concepts and opinions of what it really means to be an MVP and who it should be this season, one […]

With the regular season down to its final weeks, the talk about the MVP award continues to heat up. The two favorites to win it are James Harden and Russell Westbrook, who many couldn’t help but compare these days. When asked who he thinks showed more potential during their college days, Steve Kerr admitted that […]

James Harden is having an incredible year and what many consider is one for the ages. On Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors, he was able to add on to his historic season. By finishing the game with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, the Houston Rockets guard became the first player in […]

The press have become an integral part of how we consume our sports media, providing inside takes and stories from our favorite athletes. Without the help of field reporters getting quips and quotes from our highly praised sports personalities, the experience just wouldn’t be the same. Reporters able to interview superstar athletes like Jimmy Butler […]

James Harden couldn’t be any more proud of having played every one of the Houston Rockets‘ 73 games so far this season. With 51 wins in the bag and nine games remaining, The Beard emphasized just how much consistency and durability should factor into the MVP race. “Yeah, (it matters) because you’re not leaving your […]

Kobe Bryant is widely regarded as the one of the best to ever play the game. That being said, it’s not easy to impress him because of his sheer greatness and talent. However, he recently revealed who among the current stars in the league he enjoys watching. The five-time champion named Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Russell Westbrook, […]

A leading candidate for the MVP award, James Harden is having one of the best seasons of his career and has his Houston Rockets third in the Western Conference. Harden has really stepped up his play this season and is averaging 29.4 points, 11.3 assists (which leads the league) and eight rebounds. He is also […]

Throughout the season, many have debated on who should be named the NBA’s MVP. Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook have emerged as the favorites to win the highest individual honor as they are both having incredible seasons. While the opinions of fans have continued to be […]

Following a high-octane 137-125 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Houston Rockets‘ Twitter account would not have mercy on Russell Westbrook, who led all players in points (39), rebounds (11), and assists (13), recording his 36th triple-double of the season. With Westbrook likely to finish the year as the first player to average a […]

With just a few weeks left in the regular season, the MVP discussion and debate is nearing an end and for the first time in awhile, there is currently no clear-cut winner. The two frontrunners are without question James Harden and Russell Westbrook, while LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard each have strong cases to be […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden believes he’s made a case for being this season’s Most Valuable Player, but with 10 games left in the schedule, he’s doing the most to not let that ambition cloud his judgment. When asked if he was deserving of the award, Harden was succinct in his response. “I think so, […]

Already with one of the best offenses in the league, the Houston Rockets made a surprising move by upgrading their offense even more when they acquired Lou Williams at February’s trade deadline. Williams is a dynamic scorer and has fit seamlessly with the Rockets, averaging 14.5 points on 39.2 percent shooting and 36.8 percent from […]

Despite their already unprecedented success this season, the Houston Rockets look to make another mark in NBA history as they chase one of the most difficult records in the league. With their final two back-to-back sets scheduled on March 31 and April 10, the Rockets have a chance to match the best all-time record for […]

The Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to eight games on Sunday with a road win against the Toronto Raptors led by James Harden‘s 40 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. However, his performance was more than just notching his 10th triple-double of the season. Harden also committed 10 turnovers which made him the first […]

The NBA has named Washington Wizards point guard John Wall and Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden as its Players of the Month for games played in December. .@JohnWall and @JHarden13 have been named the NBA's Players of the Month for December. — Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) January 3, 2017 Wall averaged 24.5 points, 10.7 assists, and […]

James Harden has put himself among the franchise’s all-time greats after a 23-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist outing during a 101-91 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday, becoming the first Houston Rocket to record three straight triple-doubles. The Beard struggled from the field after a mind-blowing performance to close out the year, shooting only 6-of-24 from […]

James Harden closed out the year in a way no other athlete had ever wrapped a New Year’s Eve before. The Houston Rockets‘ all-around guard put up a historic stat line with 53 points, 17 assists, and 16 rebounds in a 129-122 high-scoring win over a depleted New York Knicks team. With a couple of nights to […]

John Wall of the Washington Wizards and James Harden of the Houston Rockets have been named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively. Wall dished out a season-high 16 assists in the Wizards’ Dec. 26 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, and averaged 24.3 points, 13 assists, and 2.7 steals in three games. Wall led Washington to a 3-0 […]

James Harden is currently playing the best basketball of his career and has been on a tear since the season started. With averages of 28.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 12.0 assists and 1.4 steals, it does not come as a surprise that he is one of the early favorites to win the MVP award this year […]

The New York Knicks found themselves on the receiving end of James Harden’s historic 53-point, 16-rebound, 17-assist effort on Saturday night, losing the game, 122-129. It was a mesmerizing display of game-long brilliance mostly because of how effortless Harden achieved the monster line. As usual, the projected West All-Star starter did a lot of damage […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden saved his best performance for the last day of the year, torching the New York Knicks for 53 points, 17 assists, and 16 rebounds on Saturday night to give his team a 129-122 victory. Despite the numbers being downright comical, it puts Harden in the company of one of the greatest […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is not sweating the triangle offense (or whatever is left of it) after Saturday night’s 129-122 victory over the New York Knicks. “If the triangle hit me upside the head, I wouldn’t know what it was,” D’Antoni told Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News prior to the […]

It says something about a player’s performance when his opponents immediately start praising him after it. That’s how ridiculous James Harden’s New Year’s Eve was against the New York Knicks. Harden made history with 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds, becoming the first player ever with 50 points, 15 assists and 15 rebounds in […]

James Harden pieced together a New Year’s Eve fireworks show at the expense of the New York Knicks and opened a new chapter in the record books. The Houston Rockets defeated the Knicks 122-129, but the show was all about Harden. Just one night after joining the eight-man 30-10-10-5 club, Harden became the very first […]

Mike D’Antoni‘s official conversion of James Harden as the Houston Rockets “points guard” could very well be the start of a conversation of his place among the league’s elite at the position. Prior to Friday night’s game between the Rockets and the L.A. Clippers, both coaches chimed in their thoughts about each other’s floor generals. “They […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden put up another otherworldly performance Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Rockets blew out the Clippers 140-116 thanks in large part to the cooking bearded point guard. Harden finished the game scoring 30 points (15 FGA), 13 rebounds, and 10 assists, along with 5 steals doing things […]

With the All-Star voting already in full swing, NBA teams are looking for creative ways to campaign for their players and get them enough votes to be included in the game that features the best players in the league today. After seeing the Sacramento Kings come up with a hilarious way to promote DeMarcus Cousins, the Houston Rockets also […]

Even if his team came out with an easy victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, Houston Rockets star guard James Harden was still not happy. The Beard called out the Mavs for playing dirty, especially after he he hit the floor hard on a screen from Andrew Bogut in the second quarter. The […]

Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza isn’t exactly Salah Mejri‘s biggest fan. The 6-foot-8 small forward was infuriated at the Dallas Mavericks‘ center during Tuesday’s contest after Mejri allegedly made a comment about Ariza’s wife and children. Ariza, along with several of his teammates waited to confront Mejri after the team’s 123-106 win, but no confrontation took place according to […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson was the one individual who saw rough diamonds before they were polished and took shape, before they were held up and shined from every angle, back when all they had was promise. Those diamonds in the rough were Los Angeles area standouts James Harden and Russell Westbrook, who prior to […]