Harden misses 1st game of season with toe sprain

James Harden sat out his first game of the season Sunday when the Houston Rockets visited the New Orleans Pelicans due to a right toe sprain.

The superstar appeared to hurt himself during Saturday's win over the Brooklyn Nets, although he finished that game.

Harden leads the NBA in scoring by a wide margin at 38.3 points per game - almost eight points more than second-place Giannis Antetokounmpo. He's scored 40-plus in 13 of 32 contests, and 50-plus five times.