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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets should have their star James Harden back in the lineup soon as the team is looking forward to playing him in Thursday's game against the Northwest Division-leading Minnesota Timberwolves, local media reported on Wednesday.

Harden suffered a hamstring strain in an overtime win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 31 and has been sidelined since then. Houston has gone 4-3 during his absence.

However, the club still has to wait for the league's ruling on the LA Clippers-Rockets incident which might lead to penalties against the All-Star guard.

It's reported that Harden was among the group of players David Sharpe Jersey , with Trevor Ariza, Chris Paul and Gerald Green, who attempted to enter Clippers locker room after the game played on Monday.

Harden averages 32.3 points and 9.1 assists per game this season.

German Chancellor and leader of German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel (C) shakes hands with leader of German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Martin Schulz (R) after a joint press conference at the headquarters of SPD, in Berlin Eddie Vanderdoes Jersey , Germany, on Jan. 12, 2018. (XinhuaShan Yuqi)

BERLIN, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on Wednesday ruled out further political concessions in the preliminary coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Obi Melifonwu Jersey , Christian Social Union (CSU) and German Social Democrats (SPD).

"The cornerstones of this policy paper cannot be renegotiated," Merkel told the press here. At most, it was possible to "finalize" some of its legislative points, she added.

The chancellor's public intervention came in response to heated debate within the SPD over whether to proceed with the formation of a new "grand coalition" and related calls for changes to joint proposals formulated by the parties involved so far.

While both CDU and CSU leadership has recommended moving to the last stage of negotiations in the formation of a new German government Gareon Conley Jersey , SPD leader Martin Schulz must still obtain approval from his party base to join what would become Merkel's fourth ruling cabinet at a specially-convened conference on Sunday.

SPD's youth organization in particular has voiced its opposition and warned that another five years as junior partner in a government with the CDU and CSU would further diminish the party's future electoral fortunes.

Speaking to public broadcaster SWR, Johanna Uekermann, member of the SPD leadership committee, expressed skepticism towards joining a "grand coalition" and argued that the CDUCSU should have offered more concessions.

Several other senior party figures Cheap Oakland Raiders Hats , including SPD vice president Ralf Stegner joined Uekermann in demanding re-negotiations. However, Merkel echoed earlier responses from CDU and CSU politicians on Wednesday by rebuffing such calls.

The CDU leader emphasized that the two conservative sister parties had already made "heavy concessions" during the talks which culminated in the preliminary agreement. Merkel said that a good foundation for a new government had been established in previous negotiations and expressed her hope that the SPD would hence arrive at a "responsible decision" at its upcoming party conference.

Falling short of meaningful changes to the existing 61-page document, German media drew attention to the inclusion of a formal re-assessment of the work and validity of the "grand coalition" after two years in office as potentially allying concerns within the SPD.

Describing the process as a "mid-term evaluation", Schulz told media Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland that the SPD would hereby obtain the chance to communicate the legislative results which it was happy with Cheap Oakland Raiders T-Shirts , as well as necessary improvements.

Negotiators for the CDU, CSU and SPD have agreed to a "stock-taking" exercise halfway through the new government's term. The clause has been seen as reflecting the relatively low levels of support commanded by a new "grand coalition" among the German electorate (53.5 percent).

Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether the SPD would actually exit office again in the event that it should take an unfavorable view of progress after two years.

In the near-term, Schulz has continued to tour throughout Germany in attempt to drum up support among his fellow party members for joining another Merkel cabinet. He has received prominent support from SPD parliamentary faction leader Andrea Nahles Cheap Oakland Raiders Hoodie , leading trade unionists and several SPD mayors.

Aydan Oezoguz (SPD), the government's official integration commissioner, also expressed optimism on Wednesday that a majority of delegates would ultimately with the party leader and allow final-stage negotiations.

She warned, however Customized Oakland Raiders Jersey , that disagreement still persisted between the prospective coalition partners over the question of refugees right to family-reunification despite a recent compromise.

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