Is James Harden worth the trouble ... IF the Nets are even interested?

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesThere’s no evidence that the Nets have strong interest in James Harden and Houston seemingly has no interest in a Brooklyn package headed by Caris LeVert.

And now, in the immortal words of astronaut Jim Lovell, Houston, we have a problem. On Wednesday, the NBA had to cancel the Rockets-Thunder game because Houston couldn’t field eight healthy players, the bare minimum needed to play a game. It was all COVID-related and it must be said, Harden-related.

The NBA also declared James Harden “unavailable due to violation of health and safety protocols” after a video of a maskless Harden partying at a club surfaced on social media. For that, Harden was also fined…