ロケット／急騰するs' Harden could return this week
Houston ロケット／急騰するs 星／主役にする guard James Harden could return from a Grade 2 緊張する of his 権利 hamstring いつか this week.
Coach マイク D'Antoni said Sunday that Harden could 潜在的に be 支援する in time for home games against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday and the Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s on Saturday.
"It could be Thursday or Saturday, I don't know," D'Antoni said before the ロケット／急騰するs' practice Sunday at UCLA. "He's got to get better. We'll see. Whenever he's ready."
Harden, 28, 苦しむd the 傷害 on Dec. 31, when he drove for a layup late in the fourth ４半期/4分の1 of a 二塁打-overtime 勝利，勝つ over the Los Angeles Lakers. He 得点する／非難する／２０d 40 points before leaving with the 傷害 when he （機の）カム up limping with 54 seconds remaining in 規則.
Harden will 行方不明になる his seventh 連続した game when he sits out Monday night at the Los Angeles Clippers. The ロケット／急騰するs (30-11) have gone 4-2 without him.
The ロケット／急騰するs 初めは 発表するd that Harden would be re-評価するd in two weeks.
Harden leads the league in 得点する／非難する／２０ing with 32.3 points per game and 階級s fourth in 補助装置s (9.1) in 35 games this season.
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