[Shams via The Athletic] Signs of Tension between James Harden, Rockets teammates early on

Seems like all the news being leaked these days is aimed at the Rockets.. a lot of which seems like made up stories and false accusations. I'm sure other teams are having heated discussions in practice, but because it's the Rockets they have to use it as news.. mighty strange this comes out a day before the season starts, and everybody and they momma know the Rockets trying to get a good trade back in return for him..

 

LIVE FOOTAGE OF TILMAN. STARTING WITH WHEN DELL OFFERED TO BUY HALF OF THE TEAM AND TO NOW.

 

Harden throwing the ball at him like a little kid because he got locked lol

 

Didn’t some of you complain about the lack of attention the media pays to Houston? Well you got your wish!

DD

 

My dad was my coach in youth league basketball. A teammate was ball-hogging too much during a scrimmage and I threw a hard chest pass at his face and it gave him a bloody nose. My dad yelled at me and made me run laps for the rest of practice. I never forgave him for that bull****. Practice is where you work stuff out. Sometimes you need to throw basketballs at teammates. This is a non-story.

 

The culture change has come. The laid back era of MDA practice is over. It's happening. Silas is going to unlock everyone on the roster.

 

I was all for trading him till now. One has to care to let one’s emotions take over, he is known as chill guy. I think Harden sees an opportunity here. He likes the attention and so why change whats going on. His brand and legacy are set and only get better with a championship. He has put himself in a no lose situation. When we win a championship he led the team even though he didn’t want to be here. If a championship doesn’t happen, he knew it and wanted out. I think a beast has been awakened within him because the coach and TEAM are like okay, you bearded b****, we need you to work harder “superstar”. No one cares about your diva ways. Just unreal what could happen if he is committed to the TEAM!

 

When I say no reason, I mean that coaches come and go so do GM's. Morey has been here forever it was time for him to go especially with that bs they did starting PJ at center last year. THEY DIDNT WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH EITHER. He got what he wanted he got the money he wanted the team is deep and better than last year. The idea that he asked for a trade and put himself at risk and his family and teammates as well at risk is childish no matter how he feels about the owner. He's on a contract and nothing Harden has said has made it make sense to leave and treat Houston the way he has. Part of the reason the Rockets are what they are despite tilman, is because it's what HE made it. Fighting with CP3 demanding Westbrook HE DID THIS. You guys crying about hit pieces with how Harden is acting really? Listen I was one of the biggest Harden fans and supporters but you cant act like this for no good reason and expect the media to leave you alone. No one understands why he's doing this it doesnt actually make sense. I don't like Tillman's politics either I'm still a damn Rockets fan grow up. So now everything he does will be under a microscope and he made that happen. No one told him to post his nonsense on instagram. He's acting like a spoiled child.

 

Such a clickbait title. All the Athletic is trying to do is drive traffic.

 

WTF is Tate?

lol

 

What a dumb meaningless article. Practice got heated and competitive? That means something is being done right. That’s it. Folks who have never been part of organized sports are shocked. If harden never requested to be moved, this would be a non story. It’s clickbait given the circumstance of harden’s situation. So happens to fit the narrative of what’s going on

 

Lol I think Harden is just an ass. Doesn't mean he wants to stay by any means. That's just part of Harden's passive aggressive personality.

 

Hearing that a practice got heated warms my heart. Silas said he want to go 10 deep to keep the intensity. Paul Silas is his father so i suspect he wants dawgs at all times on the court. I bet Tate was being annoying on defense and i love it.

 

Well, there were reports that Harden was upset last season that Gordon wasn't traded and expressed frustration over that this offseason too. True or not, I'm sure a guy like Eric has read these things and knows about them.

 

Wouldn’t he just walk off the court. He is known for quitting and isn’t just practice. He had to feel vested or embarrassed to react

 

Reports from where? Who reported that? Please don’t tell me it was a Twitter rando

 

So he threw the ball in his direction missing him... and they wrote an article about it?

 

There was never anything credible remotely close to any of this. Random tweets from nobodies on Twitter are nothing