James Harden believes the Rockets are ‘the Knicks of the South’

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James Harden is not pleased with the current situation in the Houston Rockets, according to Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated.

Per the NBA insider, Harden views the Rockets as the ‘Knicks of the South’.

“Some news: A person familiar with James Harden’s thinking described the Rockets’ culture as toxic and called them the ‘Knicks of the South’,” Nadkarni reports.

Harden has not appeared on the Rockets training camp yet and it seems he wants to leave Houston and join the Brooklyn Nets or the Philadelphia 76ers.

For the time being, the Rockets have showed no interest to trade Harden prior to the NBA opener (December 22).