The Houston Rockets surely would have been better during Ime Udoka's first season as the team's head coach in 2023-24 if James Harden was on ... coaching a single game for the Rockets.

If there's one player on the LA Clippers who's deserved some much-needed rest, it's All-Star guard James Harden ... against the Houston Rockets tonight. Houston is on a two-game losing streak ...

The sore right groin that kept Harden out of his first ... when you lose a guy like James,” Zubac said. “He’s not only scoring 20-something a game, he’s averaging almost 10 assists.

The Clippers were also shorthanded at the point with James Harden out with a sore groin ... on a blocked shot late in Thursday’s game. Rockets coach Ime Udoka said he expects VanVleet to ...