The Houston Rockets tried to convince James Harden to stay by importing John Wall from the Washington Wizards.
Unfortunately for the Rockets, the maneuver doesn’t seem to have worked.
Harden, the three-time defending NBA scoring leader and a former league MVP, has continued to ask for a trade out of Houston, according to ESPN.
According to Monday’s report, after Harden arrived late to Rockets training camp last week he “expressed to Rockets ownership and management his intention to be professional and engaged upon joining the team.”
But he still wants a “fresh start” elsewhere, the report said.
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