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The James Harden/Carmelo Anthony marriage in Houston (with Chris Paul as the third wheel) simply did not work out. It lasted 10 games and was more annulment than marriage, Anthony couldn't/wouldn't accept the role Houston needed him to fill. The Rockets traded Anthony to Chicago on Tuesday, and after the Feb. 7 trade deadline the Bulls are expected to waive 'Melo, making him a free agent. Continue to Article

January 22, 2019 9:21:pm EST

Their clear preference was trading Carmelo Anthony. Failing that, they'd release James Nunnally. Houston agreed to deal Anthony to the Bulls but couldn't complete the trade because the league office was closed, as is the norm on weekends and holidays (in this case, Martin Luther King Day). Continue to Article

January 22, 2019 2:17:pm EST

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown praised Joel Embiid, after the center inspired his side to an easy win over James Harden's Houston Rockets. Continue to Article

January 22, 2019 11:16:am EST

James Harden criticised the referees for letting the game "get out of hand" as the Houston Rockets fell to a disappointing 121-93 defeat at the Philadelphia 76ers. For the 20th consecutive game Harden had a 30-point match, but it was a generally poor shooting performance from the Rockets. Harden, though, felt the contest changed course towards the end of the second quarter, where he had issues with both Joel Embiid and Corey Brewer. Continue to Article

January 22, 2019 4:45:am EST

Before the game, Sixers head coach Brett Brown was asked if holding Harden to 35 points would constitute a good night defensively. "I think it is," he said. The Sixers just about did that, in large part because Harden sat on the bench during the fourth quarter of a game already decided. Continue to Article

January 22, 2019 1:14:am EST