In the start of an extended stretch of home games at Toyota Center, former Rockets star James Harden appears poised to return to the lineup — albeit with limited minutes — when Philadelphia visits Houston on Monday night.
Harden, a perennial All-Star and MVP over eight-plus seasons with the Rockets, hasn’t played since Nov. 2 due to a right foot tendon strain. But playing in his adopted hometown clearly brings Harden joy, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this is his return date.
