Fox Sports host Skip Bayless just set a new mark for embarrassing gullibility in sports 'journalism' by falling for a blatantly obvious parody on Twitter.

'You lose your best player, it's deflating.'

Houston Rockets star James Harden got hit in both eyes early, while the Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry dislocated his left middle finger.

The NBA, suffering from a public perception problem involving the integrity of the officiating, just poured gasoline on that fire ahead of a playoff game.

'It sucks that that is the narrative coming out of it, because we literally could exhaust our energy on that as well.'

Houston Rockets star James Harden was left frustrated with the officiating after a tough 104-100 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.

Even without NBA scoring leader James Harden, the Houston Rockets took it to Golden State from the very start on Saturday night.

After Houston star James Harden fouled out of the Rockets' game against the Los Angeles Lakers, he didn't hold back in his criticism of the refs.

"Which is harder from a player's standpoint? Six championships, by all means."

Harden scored 31 points for his 30th straight 30-point game despite dealing with a shoulder injury, leading the Rockets to a 120-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.