James Harden would reappear on Saturday with the Rockets after their scandal with the coronavirus

fter breaking the NBA’s coronavirus protocol , James Harden is in strict isolation to rule out infections in the Houston Rockets. However, ‘La Barba’ could start the season with his teammates this Saturday against the Portland Trail Blazers.According to information from Adrian Wojnarowski, Harden will have to stay away from the team at least until Friday when he is discharged and could be ready for the debut of his quintet. However, everything will depend on the results of the next few hours.After receiving the order to comply with the quarantine, the star of the team has undergone a couple of Covid-19 tests. In case the last test indicates a negative result, James will have the authorization to return to the court.Just on the second day of activities, the league was forced to suspend the game between Houston and Oklahoma City, due to the coronavirus outbreak. But so far everything is going normally for La Barba.

Rockets guard James Harden will be required to isolate until Friday and continue to test negative for the coronavirus before being cleared to return to play, sources tell ESPN. He should be available to play Saturday vs Blazers.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 24, 2020