Not long ago, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs reported on the James Harden trade to Houston.
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The Thunder's James Harden, meantime, looked confused at times, downright lost at others.
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"We didn't want to give up any 3s, " Houston's James Harden said.
The former Ron Artest was also suspended seven games in April after an elbow to the head of Oklahoma City's James Harden.
Ginobili could have taken the shot, but with the Thunder's James Harden closing fast, he took one dribble to his left and drew Harden away.
And, with the current season at its midpoint, they have the best record in the NBA, despite trading another star, James Harden, before it even got started.
The first domino fell before the season, when Oklahoma City sent James Harden to Houston instead of signing him to a big-money extension, and more are sure to follow.
One-time basketball bad boy Ron Artest, who changed his name to Metta World Peace, was ejected Sunday from a Los Angeles Lakers-Oklahoma City Thunder game for striking James Harden.
CNN: World Peace given 7-game suspension for elbow to the head
James Harden scored 31 points and sank seven 3-pointers while fighting flu-like symptoms, and the Rockets beat Oklahoma City 107-100 Wednesday night to pull within 3-2 in their first-round playoff series.
James Harden and Chandler Parsons easily blew by Ronnie Brewer and Jason Kidd in that first matchup, scoring 33 and 31 points, respectively (Harden and Parsons had 28 and nine points Monday).
"The concussion suffered by James Harden demonstrates the danger posed by violent acts of this kind, particularly when they are directed at the head area, " said NBA Commissioner David Stern, to announce the suspension.
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Last season's sixth man of the year, James Harden, was traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Houston Rockets after the Thunder determined they couldn't afford to keep him along with their other stars.
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While his elbow to the head of Thunder forward James Harden is still reverberating across the league, what will reverberate further still are the financial impacts his likely suspension will impose upon not only himself but his Lakers franchise.
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When the Lakers' World Peace (the artist formerly known as Ron Artest) threw an elbow Sunday to the head of Oklahoma City's James Harden, fans at Staples Center must have thought they were at the NHL playoffs which have been wildly entertaining, if marred by violent play.
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When the play by Yasmina Reza ran on Broadway in 2009-10, it originally starred Hope Davis in Ms. Winslet's role with James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden and Jeff Daniels.
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