CHARLOTTE, NC – February 17: James Harden # 13 of the Houston Rockets and Team LeBron warms up for the NBA All-Star Weekend at the Spectrum Center All-Star Weekend on February 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
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PHOTOS: Rockets vs. Lakers
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 17: James Harden, No. 13 Houston Rockets and LeBron team, warms up before the NBA All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. the NBA 2019 to
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Photo: Streeter Lecka / Getty Images
Photo: Streeter Lecka / Getty Images
PHOTOS: Rockets vs. Lakers
CHARLOTTE, NC – February 17: James Harden # 13 of the Houston Rockets and Team LeBron warms up for the NBA All-Star Weekend at the Spectrum Center All-Star Weekend on February 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
>>> Back on the action of the Rockets game against the Lakers on Thursday, February 21, 2019 …
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PHOTOS: Rockets vs. Lakers
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 17: James Harden, No. 13 Houston Rockets and LeBron team, warms up before the NBA All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. the NBA 2019 to
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Photo: Streeter Lecka / Getty Images
James Harden of the Rockets excluded against Warriors
LOS ANGELES – Rockets goaltender James Harden, the NBA's top scorer, will miss Saturday's game against the Warriors, his tight neck and flu-like symptoms, the first game he has missed since his injury to the NBA. thigh stretched at the end of October.
Initially, Harden was injured in training in Los Angeles, said Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni, and faced the Lakers with neck pain and flu-like symptoms.
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With Harden, Kenneth Faried will be back in the starting lineup with P.J. Tucker sliding towards the small striker for the first time this season. This allowed the Rockets to give more weight to Kevin Durant than either the 6-4 Eric Gordon or the Austin Rivers.
Harden averaged 36.5 points, 7.7 assists and 6.6 rebounds this season. The Rockets were 1-2 in games that he missed.
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