Cato Cataldo/NBAE via Getty Images. Pictured: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets.
On just the second day of the 2020-21 NBA season we already have breaking news surrounding one of the league’s best players and COVID-19 affecting the betting market.
According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, the Houston Rockets and the NBA are reviewing a video that reportedly shows James Harden at a strip club.
Source: Rockets are working with NBA office to review video of James Harden at a strip club. If the video circulating on social media is verified to be recent, it is a violation of league’s COVID protocols, which would put Harden’s availability for tonight’s opener in jeopardy.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 23, 2020
If the video is verified, this could lead to a violation of the league’s COVID-19 protocols and put Harden’s status for tonight’s Thunder vs. Rockets game up in the air.
Prior to MacMahon’s tweet, Houston had settled in as an 8-point home favorite against the Thunder.
With Harden’s status for tonight still unknown, a handful of books have pulled the Thunder vs. Rockets line off the board completely, while others, like DraftKings Sportsbook, have moved to Rockets -6 and an over/under of 222.5.
Be sure to follow Fantasy Labs’ NBA Twitter account for breaking player news updates, while checking it on our NBA Live Odds Page for updated Thunder vs. Rockets odds as the Harden story continues to unfold.
