James Harden, can we really have a conversation?
Credit: ESPN NBA "I just want a fair chance" - James Harden on Western Conference Game 1 officiating Last night, the Rockets suffered a 104-100 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the opening game of a highly-anticipated Western Conference Semifinal series. The game was intense from the jump. We saw KD's high level streak continue and Steph Curry dagger the hearts of Houston and the Warriors skeptics. However, the story of the game is the Rockets critique of the officiating, specifically from James Harden. Now before we get to my take, I want to start off by saying that there were some missed calls on Harden during the game that are deemed as very blatant from the view from my couch but my take is a little different from the majority here. I think people around the NBA and fans from all over need to first identify the role of the referee, it is to officiate. Their role is not to dictate the outcome of the game. Though this line is often blurred, it is k