Dwight Howard Reportedly Unhappy Playing Alongside James Harden

December 15th, 2015 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »
The Houston Rockets have been one of the biggest early disappointments of the 2015-16 NBA season, and there is reportedly some tension in the locker room.

According to Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com, center "Dwight Howard is extremely unhappy in Houston playing second fiddle to alpha dog James Harden." 

However, ESPN.com's Calvin Watkins reported "everyone is unhappy" after the team's slow start.  

"I haven’t said anything to anybody about anything," Howard said, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. "People make up lies and rumors. I’m trying to get these guys to play better and myself to play better. People say what they got to say to get a story out."    

Sheridan speculated that the Rockets would attempt to move Howard and wrote they could strike a deal with the Miami Heat for center Hassan Whiteside.

Dan Feldman of NBC Sports' Pro Basketball Talk wrote about Houston's perspective in any potential trade involving Howard: "Howard can opt out this summer, and Houston already has a viable replacement starting center—Clint Capela, who's nine years y ...

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