Houston Rockets CEO Tad Brown denied reports that superstars James Harden and Dwight Howard have attempted to run each other out of town when asked about the subject Thursday.
According to Ken Berger of CBSSports.com, sources said Harden was behind the early-season firing of head coach Kevin McHale, and pushed for Howard to get traded as well.
Despite the rumors, Brown was insistent that there was no backdoor dealing being done on Harden's part, per ESPN.com's Calvin Watkins:
I can tell you unequivocally, being part of that (front-office) team, those things have never happened. That's frustrating, and, for whatever reason, it's been a constant throughout this season. As we struggle and as we continue to struggle a little bit on the court, trying to get things to where we want them to be, that people have continued to take shots at our guys, take shots at our team, with unnamed sources being the ones who routinely provide that information.
Also, according to NBA.com's Fran Blinebury, Harden and Howard reportedly attempted to get each other traded a couple of years ago, although Brown shot that down as well, pe ...
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Tad Brown Denies James Harden Asked for Dwight Howard Trade, Kevin McHale Firing
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