With his girlfriend nowhere in sight -- even in Los Angeles -- James Harden turned elsewhere to cure his blues.

After the Rockets fell, 140-132, in overtime against the Clippers on Monday, the shooting guard was seen out partying at a strip club, according to TMZ Sports. Harden, 26, was spotted at the Ace of Diamonds gentlemen's club in L.A. and stayed until 1:45 a.m.

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Harden put up 20 points in the game and added three rebounds and eight assists in what was a losing effort. There could be trouble in paradise between the NBA star and girlfriend Khloe Kardashian, especially if they aren't spending time together with the Rockets visiting Los Angeles, the Kardashian capital of the world.

Kardashian was out filming her new show, Kocktails with Khloe, earlier in the evening, according to TMZ, but it's uncertain where she was following the taping. It could be a troubling sign for their relationship that Harden was spending time at a strip club rather than at home with the reality star.

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There were rumors circulating last month that the two may be headed toward a breakup, with a source close to the couple saying Harden was tired of "looking like a fool." This stemmed from Kardashian going to a concert with ex-boyfriend French Montana, while also staying married to Lamar Odom as he recovers from the near-fatal overdose he suffered in October.

It's possible things have reached a boiling point, though Kardashian recently suggested that everything was fine between her and Harden.

"Yeah, we're good," Kardashian insisted to E! News earlier this month. "We are good."

They may have been good at the time of the interview, but the way both of them spent their nights in Los Angeles could suggest otherwise.

When Harden needed someone to cheer him up from a tough loss to the Clippers, he turned to strippers and not Kardashian, which could be a sign of trouble in their relationship -- if there even is one anymore.

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