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Nets drill Rockets in James Harden’s return to Houston
In his much-anticipated return to Houston, James Harden first suffered the jeers. Then he soaked in the cheers. And by…
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Nic Claxton’s Nets breakout continues: ‘Outstanding’
Either Nic Claxton is enjoying Texas, or he’s having a breakthrough. After putting up a career-high 17 points in Monday’s…
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Scary thought for East: Nets only going to get better
OK, look: I get it. You aren’t supposed to celebrate a team for being able to turn it on and…
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Listen to Episode 11 of ‘Fullcourt on Flatbush’: The Incredible James Harden feat. Derrick Coleman
Robert Sabo James Harden returns to Houston on Wednesday for the first time since the Rockets traded him to the…
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James Harden and Steve Nash take NBA awards for February
James Harden and Steve Nash were named the Eastern Conference Player and Coach of the Month respectively for February. It…
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Nets’ James Harden is on fire as he returns ‘home’ to Houston
Nets star James Harden gave an MVP-level performance Monday in San Antonio. That was just the warm-up, with the former…
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Nets’ James Harden is a man on a mission
There was this one possession early in the second quarter Monday night when James Harden found himself double-teamed on the…
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Nets escape with rare road win against Spurs
San Antonio really had been the Nets’ Alamo. Until now. Brooklyn snapped one of the longest road losing streaks in…
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Nets’ eight-game win streak snapped without Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving
The NBA’s longest winning streak ended Saturday with a thud, the sound of the red-hot Nets crashing back down from…
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Kevin Durant will be participating in one All-Star activity
Kevin Durant may not be playing in the NBA All-Star Game, but that won’t stop him from picking and captaining…
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Kyrie Irving propels surging Nets to blowout win over Magic
What came first, the bonding or the winning? Victory makes everything better, and with the Nets rolling along as the…
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Nets don’t disappoint with fans back in the building
For the first time in 352 days, the Nets hosted real live fans at Barclays Center. And they didn’t disappoint…
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James Harden makes it three Nets in All-Star Game for first time
Brooklyn’s Big 3 officially became an All-Star 3, when James Harden was named to join Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving…
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Zion Williamson makes history with 2021 NBA All-Star nod
New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year…
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Nets expect Kevin Durant to return before All-Star break
Kevin Durant missed his fifth straight game Tuesday with a strained left hamstring. And though the Nets have offered no…
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How Nets turned it around to become the NBA’s hottest team
The Nets came home Monday after the first 5-0 western trip in team history, part of a league-high six-game winning…
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Nets ‘can’t wait’ for fans to return — even if its only 300
For the first time since March 8, 2020 — what seems like a different lifetime — the Nets will play…
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Nets’ James Harden, DeAndre Jordan aiding storm-battered Houston
James Harden and DeAndre Jordan both play in Brooklyn, but have deep ties to Houston. And with Texas gripped by…
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Nets drop Clippers to deliver best road trip in franchise history
The best roster the Nets have ever assembled just rolled to the best road trip they’ve ever enjoyed. Five up,…
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Nets pick up statement win over defending champ Lakers
If Thursday really was a potential NBA Finals preview, the Nets sure hope the real thing goes the same exact…
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When Kevin Durant will return to Nets still up in the air
Brooklyn’s Big 3 was two-thirds of the way back. Newly minted All-Star starter Kyrie Irving returned to the Nets’ lineup…
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Nets’ Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving named All-Star Game starters
For the first time in over a generation, the Nets are going to have two starters in the NBA All-Star…
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Nets-Lakers meet-up a preview of possible NBA Finals to come
Listen, we already know one major element will be missing. Anthony Davis will be sitting on the Lakers’ bench in…
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Nets won’t have Kevin Durant for Lakers showdown
Nets star Kevin Durant will miss Thursday night’s marquee TNT game against the Lakers and LeBron James at Staples Center…
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Nets playmaker James Harden making MVP case
These MVP-level performances are why the Nets went all-in to get James Harden. The tantalizing championship-level potential they’re starting to…
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James Harden, Nets dig out of 24-point hole to stun Suns
Steve Nash has countless great memories of Phoenix from his playing days. Tuesday night, he made the first great one…
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Nets showing signs of defensive improvement
They say familiarity breeds contempt, but in the case of the Nets, it’s finally starting to breed communication and cohesion.…
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Nets put on absolute show in domination of Kings
Brooklyn put on a dominant display, and didn’t need Kevin Durant to do it. In a season filled with brilliant…
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James Harden dishes out 16 assists in new Nets point guard role
James Harden dissected Golden State with 16 assists Saturday night, the most by a player in Brooklyn Nets history. And…
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Kevin Durant leads Nets past Warriors in his Golden State return
Maybe there’s a way Kevin Durant’s return to the Bay Area could’ve gone better. But unless it had come in…
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Stephen Curry on Kevin Durant’s Warriors legacy and Nets’ Big 3
Saturday marks Kevin Durant’s first return to the Bay Area since leaving Golden State for Brooklyn in 2019. And as…
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Nets’ James Harden still has regrets over ugly Houston exit
Nearly a month after he forced his way out of Houston, James Harden still has some regrets over how it…
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James Harden ‘more than confident’ in Nets’ title chances
Since James Harden arrived in Brooklyn, and even before then, the Nets haven’t shied away from their championship aspirations. But…
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Nets hoping Big 3 finally will get chance to build chemistry
It has been nearly a month since the Nets pulled off the megadeal for James Harden, but the team still…
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Nets’ DeAndre Jordan answers defensive challenge
Tuesday night, DeAndre Jordan got an earful from Nets star James Harden and got into it with coach Steve Nash.…
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Nets pound Pacers in strong bounce-back win
This is the way the Nets defend when they focus. And this is the way they dominate when they defend.…
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Steve Nash: Nets need to improve ‘competitive spirit’
Right now, a third of the way through a season that hasn’t gone as expected, the Nets are being challenged.…
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Nets look abysmal in loss to league-worst Pistons
The Nets’ costly habit of playing down to the lesser teams in the NBA saw them humbled by the worst…
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Depleted Nets ripped by Eastern Conference-best 76ers
The Nets had been unbeaten against the NBA’s other perceived contenders. That is until Saturday, when they got beaten and…
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‘What the hell?’ Nets question why game was on amid Kevin Durant-COVID mess
Frustrated. Overwhelming. Downright bizarre. Those are the words the Nets used to describe what happened Friday night, when Kevin Durant…
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Nets continue troubling trend in loss to Raptors after Kevin Durant exits early
After a crazy Friday night that saw Kevin Durant pulled midgame due to COVID-19 contact tracing, the Nets continued their…
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Nets give title-thirsty fanbase glimpse of what could be
After this most enjoyable basketball evening at Barclays Center, there are two things that ought to be abundantly clear about…
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James Harden has triple-double in return from thigh injury
Despite Houston’s hot streak since trading James Harden — with some pundits opining the Rockets are better off without him…
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Nets take down Clippers in battle of NBA elites
This is what an engaged Nets team can look like. And it’s impressive. With Brooklyn’s Big Three playing on a…
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James Harden injury shouldn’t keep Nets star out for long
James Harden missed his first game as a Net on Sunday in Washington. After collapsing against the worst team in…
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Nets choke in mind-blowing fashion against Wizards
Against the worst team in the East, the Nets suffered their worst loss of the season. Frankly, it’s hard to…
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James Harden could miss Nets’ next game
After Kevin Durant was rested for the Nets’ 22-point win in Oklahoma City on Friday, now James Harden is listed…
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Jeff Green bringing strong play, leadership to Nets
Since coming to the Nets in an under-the-radar signing this summer, Jeff Green has exceeded expectations in every measurable way.…
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James Harden, Kyrie Irving propel Nets to rout of Thunder
No Kevin Durant? No problem. After the Nets talked about stealing a game with their star forward resting, this one…
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The Rockets are suddenly thriving without James Harden
James, who? The Rockets have put the ugly final days of the James Harden era behind them and are suddenly…
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Steve Nash’s warning to NBA: Kevin Durant and James Harden are getting better
Kevin Durant is second in the NBA in scoring. James Harden is dominating the game as much with his passing…
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Big 3’s heavy Nets workload is ‘not sustainable’
James Harden will head into Friday’s game in Oklahoma City leading the NBA in minutes played by a huge margin,…
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Nets’ Big 3 dominate in OT win over Hawks
When asked which Nets star faced the biggest threat to his team, Atlanta coach Lloyd Pierce said he was afraid…
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James Harden, Kyrie Irving take over in blowout Nets win
It’s only taken a month for Kevin Durant to spoil Brooklyn fans. But when he’s not playing like Superman, somebody…
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James Harden more than fine doing less for Nets
James Harden is taking fewer shots and scoring fewer points than he ever did in Houston. And he’s fine with…
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Nets clip Heat to give Big 3 first win together in action
The Nets pulled out a much-needed, 128-124 escape against the shorthanded Heat, snapping a two-game skid and showing they could…
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Nets defense roasted once again as Cavs complete sweep
The Nets’ defense has collapsed since they traded Jarrett Allen. And for the second straight game, their former center came…
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Ridiculously fun Nets are worth your time
Everything is an experiment right now. Everything is tinkering. Everything is testing. Everything is trying stuff out, throwing spaghetti against…
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Nets’ Big 3 flops in debut
Kyrie Irving made his first appearance in two weeks, and even head coach Steve Nash was anxious to see what…
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Sean Marks wants to keep Nets’ Big 3 around
Technically, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving can opt out of their contracts after next season. Realistically, Nets general…
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What history tells us about Nets’ 15-game start
Nets history is simple to understand. There have been three ultra-consequential seasons going back to 1967, and we were 15…
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Kyrie Irving can’t wait to complete Nets’ Big 3
Steve Nash, Kevin Durant and James Harden have imagined the possibilities for the Nets, how lethal they can be when…
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Nets got sweet glimpse of a new James Harden
This was the sequence that defines James Harden, the good and the bad, the beautiful and the brazen and everything…
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Nets make huge statement with gutsy win over Bucks
Everybody from experts to oddsmakers pegged Monday night’s matchup as a preview of the Eastern Conference final. If it is,…
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James Harden says Nets are ‘going to be scary’ when Kyrie Irving returns
Brooklyn’s Big Three was still a man down Saturday, but Kevin Durant and debutant James Harden were already dominant. When…
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Kyrie Irving’s Nets return date uncertain after finishing quarantine
The Nets didn’t unveil their Big 3 Saturday against Orlando, with Kyrie Irving out of his league-mandated quarantine but still…
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Mike D’Antoni was a factor in Nets’ James Harden trade
James Harden’s Nets debut — after he was acquired in a midweek megadeal — was a brilliant 32-point triple-double in…
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James Harden does it all in winning Nets debut
James Harden made his Nets debut Saturday, and made it a triumphant one. The Nets didn’t get to unveil its…
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James Harden’s inner circle pushes back against critics: ‘Misunderstood’
James Harden’s detractors will point to the messy break-up with the Rockets as an example of a me-first superstar putting…
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Nets’ Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden will have to sacrifice
Sean Marks rebuilt the Nets from the ashes of the prior regime’s ill-fated megadeal only to go all-in with an…
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Rockets win first game without James Harden: ‘It was fun’
SAN ANTONIO — Houston’s first game without James Harden went better than anyone could have expected. Christian Wood had 27…
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Answering the lingering Nets questions after James Harden blockbuster
The Nets’ blockbuster move to get James Harden has stunned the NBA and made them the betting favorites to come…
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Nets’ Sean Marks still won’t reveal his true Kyrie Irving feelings
With Kyrie Irving’s personal leave now stretching past a week, Nets GM Sean Marks offered no explanation for his absence…
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WFAN’s Evan Roberts has a meltdown after Nets’ James Harden trade
In the wake of the blockbuster trade that sent James Harden to Brooklyn — and an endless array of draft…
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NBA: Houston Rockets trade frustrated James Harden to Brooklyn Nets | More sports News – Trendy Cow
The Houston Rockets have traded guard James Harden to Brooklyn, the Nets announced on Thursday, after the eight-time All-Star’s relationship…
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James Harden trade will be epic disaster if Nets fail to win title
Well, it’s a pretty simple equation for the Nets now. There is only one end result that can possibly justify…
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James Harden-Kyrie Irving dynamic could go ‘up in flames’ for Nets
Unable to comment specifically about the Nets’ new Big 3 because their trade for James Harden is not official, Knicks…
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Nets handle Knicks without James Harden, Kyrie Irving
The Nets have stolen the NBA’s imagination and they even stole Wednesday’s nationally televised game against the Knicks. Imagine when…
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Nets hold off on their James Harden excitement — for now
The Nets’ blockbuster deal for James Harden isn’t official yet. But it’s very real, and it has Brooklyn’s players excited…
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Nets’ Kevin Durant passes back-to-back test with flying colors
For the first time since picking Brooklyn over Manhattan and the Nets over the Knicks a year-and-a-half ago, Kevin Durant…
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Ben Simmons was ‘ecstatic’ to remain with Sixers amid James Harden rumors
Ben Simmons is staying put. After much speculation that he would wind up in Houston as part of a package…
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Kyrie Irving could miss more time due to NBA COVID protocols
After the Nets pulled off a shocking trade for James Harden, scouts and oddsmakers were looking at them as legitimate…
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James Harden breaks ‘promise’ to Rockets fan with Nets trade
James Harden broke an old promise by forcing a trade to the Nets. After the superstar was traded to Brooklyn…
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James Harden trade: Where players are headed in blockbuster deal
The dust has settled and several players are on their way to new teams in the wake of the NBA’s…
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Caris LeVert flipped for Victor Oladipo in wild James Harden trade aftermath
The trades didn’t stop after the Nets’ blockbuster for James Harden. After it was reported that the Nets were shipping…
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Rockets mulling Nets’ James Harden offer amid Kyrie Irving drama
James Harden wants out of Houston more than ever, with Brooklyn still very much his preferred destination. And now there…
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John Wall hints at how hard James Harden has made it for Rockets
It didn’t take long for one teammate to respond to James Harden’s rant about the unfixable Rockets. John Wall, who…
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James Harden: ‘Crazy’ Rockets situation ‘can’t be fixed’
James Harden appears to be done with Houston. “I love this city,” Harden told reporters after the Rockets’ 117-100 loss…
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NBA fines Daryl Morey $50,000 for James Harden tweet
Even congratulatory tweets among former coworkers apparently constitute tampering in the NBA. The league announced Monday that it has fined…
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Nets coach responds to new James Harden trade buzz
The James Harden-to-Brooklyn talk just won’t go away. But Nets coach Steve Nash insists he’s not a part of it.…
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DeMarcus Cousins fumes as Rockets’ COVID chaos gets worse
With their season opener already postponed earlier this week, the Houston Rockets are dealing with a new string of COVID-19…
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James Harden may be able to play in Rockets’ next game after partying debacle
James Harden’s visit to the club might only end up costing him dollars, not games. The disgruntled star should be…
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NBA investigating maskless James Harden strip club video
The James Harden drama never ends. Video circulated Tuesday of the Rockets star at a strip club Christmas party without…
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Another sad turn in Rockets drama: ‘Who needs James Harden?’
Even the Rockets announcers are sick of the James Harden drama. Longtime play-by-play man Bill Worrell exclaimed, “Who needs James…
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Jeff Van Gundy avoided James Harden mess by staying away from Rockets
Turns out Jeff Van Gundy, who still lives in Houston, was wise not going through with the Rockets’ head-coaching position.…
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James Harden silent after Rockets return – but Twitter was not
James Harden returned to the court on Tuesday night – and the internet certainly took notice. The Rockets star played…
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James Harden needs six straight negative COVID-19 tests before he can practice
James Harden, who is considered to be looking to force his way out of Houston and onto the Brooklyn Nets,…
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