Harden briefly exited Friday’s game during the first half after landing heavily on his right wrist, which was already sore from previous falls.
The MVP candidate, a prolific source of points for the Rockets throughout the season, was able to return and contributed 31 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in an emphatic 107-91 win.
After the game, Harden reportedly had a precautionary X-ray on his injured wrist, but neither D’Antoni nor Paul appeared too concerned by the issue when they addressed the media.
Asked if his heart had skipped a beat when Harden hit the floor, D’Antoni said: “Oh yeah. Well, it always does. But he’s a pretty tough guy.
“[He’s] dealing with pain [in the wrist], I guess. I don’t know, he just fell on it. He’s fallen on it before and is sore, so there was some pain there and then this just aggravated it.”
Paul told reporters: “The way he plays, he’s always hitting the ground, whether it’s a foul or just contact or what not, so we trusted that he was going [to] be alright.
“If he needs to take a game or two off, we got it. But we need him.”
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