Not long after James Harden was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month —and a day before Harden returns to Houston— Rockets owner Tillman Fertitta announced that the team will retire his No. 13. Fertitta did not announce when the retirement ceremony would take place. The Nets visit Houston once this season ... Wednesday night.
Although his departure was somewhat ugly, Fertitta in a statement praised Harden who spent eight and a half years in H-Town, the last three under Fertitta’s ownership.
“James Harden will always be a Rocket. Of course, we will retire his jersey.