Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and the reports of chemistry issues in the locker room with James Harden, Chris Paul, and the Rockets’ other players are too numerous to be a case of mere disagreements and that everything is hunky-dory. But there have been chemistry issues before, and some of the reports – namely, that Chris Paul demanded a trade – have definitely turned out to be as close to baseless as a mainstream report can get. The leaks from the front office about star-hunting can’t be good for locker room camaraderie, either, and the players themselves are likely to have been on pins and needles for the few weeks.