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Will James Harden's swagger continue on the road?

ESPN 97.5's Charlie Pallilo, A.J. Hoffman, and Raheel Ramzanali discuss James Harden's success at home in games 3 and 4 between the Rockets and Warriors in the Westeren Conference semifinals, and question if Harden will be able to perform at the same level with the series heading back to Oakland.

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Jose Altuve is expected to miss significant time. Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was hit by a pitch during Saturday's WBC game between Venezuela and the USA, which put a scare into Astros fans, and caused him to exit the game.

Now we're hearing Altuve with have to miss some time and won't be ready to start the season.

Bob Nightengale is reporting that the pitch broke Altuve's right thumb and he is expected to miss 8–10 weeks.

The Astros have not given an official update on the specifics of the injury.

Editor's note: The Astros have now given an update on Altuve's injury. He has a fractured thumb and will have surgery soon.

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