Howard reportedly frustrated with Harden

The Houston Rockets have been a puzzling, dysfunctional mess for the vast majority of the season, and it has seemed like a lot of it has been because of chemistry. Their two stars, James Harden and Dwight Howard, are at the center of this, according to ESPN’s Calvin Watkins:

It starts with Harden and Howard, the team’s two stars. They have tried to be friends — Harden picked up Howard’s tab for dinner in New York on his birthday. During dinner in Phoenix at the All-Star break, the two discussed their on-court issues.

But ultimately, the chemistry between the two hasn’t been there. One team source said: “It’s cordially bad.”

Howard feels he’s a star and should be respected in the locker room. Howard, known to be playful with media members, was distant over the last two months of the regular season. He was largely frozen out of the offense …

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