No sign of Harden at Rockets’ second workout

James Harden hasn’t reported to Houston Rockets camp and coach Stephen Silas said Monday that he didn’t know when the All-Star guard would arrive.

The Rockets had their second workout of training camp and afterward the new coach addressed the absence of the disgruntled star who reportedly wants to be traded.

“As far as timetable, there’s no timetable as far as I know,” Silas told reporters when asked when Harden would arrive. “And it is a setback. You want your best player to be here. And there’s a short window … I have to be honest and understand this is a setback not having one of the best players in the NBA here.”

Silas, who was hired to replace Mike D’Antoni, said he doesn’t even know if Harden is in Houston and said the team hasn’t discussed any possible penalties for the superstar if he doesn’t report soon. “As far as any sort of punishment, we haven’t even crossed that bridge yet. We’re just trying to work piece by piece,” he said.

ELSEWHERE

Raptors: On Monday, a day after conducting their first full-squad practice, Toronto announced that three people within the organization had tested positive for COVID-19 during the team’s leaguemandated testing period prior to training camp. The Raptors, who will be based in the Tampa Bay area at least through March 4 because of Canadian travel restrictions, said the three who tested positive are isolating, and follow-up testing and contact tracing have revealed no spread.

Warriors: Stephen Curry wants to play until he’s 40, perhaps even beyond. And he wants to be with Golden State the whole way. Curry said discussions have begun with the team about a contract extension and he is “fully committed.” Curry, 32, said: “Everything’s on the table right now. It’s a matter of just letting things kind of play out the way that they should.” Curry is entering his 12th NBA season, and he always aimed to play 16 years in the league, just like his father, Dell, did.