ROOMS UPDATE
Steve Lackmeyer gives an update on Bricktown hotel projects
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — James Harden scored 30 points, Clint Capela had 23 points and a careerhigh 17 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Charlotte Hornets 118113 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. In his first game since ending his streak of 30-point games at 32, Harden struggled from the field, missing his first eight shots from 3-point range — even having one blocked by Nic Batum, who gave the MVP candidate fits all night with his defense. Harden finished 10 of 29 from the field and 1 of 11 from 3-point range, but he made two clutch free throws with 14.6 seconds left to put the game away. Kemba Walker had 35 points for the Hornets, 27 in the first half. He was 3 of 12 from the floor after halftime. Bucks, Kings collaborate to address social injustice Nearly a year after police fatally shot an unarmed black man in Sacramento and a series of protests ensued in California's capital, the Kings and Milwaukee Bucks collaborated on a daylong summit Wednesday to address social injustice and encourage engagement and thoughtful discussions to try to bring about change. Warriors host kids from Stoneman Douglas Stephen Curry would ordinarily be getting off his feet as fast as possible after a morning shootaround practice, saving his legs for the looming game that night. Wednesday, however, wasn't ordinary. Golden State coach Steve Kerr invited some students — including ones from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, the school in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and staff were killed in a massacre on Feb. 14, 2018 — into the Warriors' game-morning practice in Miami.