The Houston Rockets had a lot on the line in this past season. They had a chance to take down an all-time great team and James Harden and Chris Paul had the opportunity to boost their personal legacies.
Naturally, tensions tend to run high after coming up short. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Harden and Paul had a spirited discussion that spilled into the locker room after the Rockets were eliminated in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
“But Harden and Paul had tense moments with one another throughout Game 6, culminating in a verbal back-and-forth postgame that went into the locker room, sources with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic.