James Harden

ABOUT JAMES HARDEN

High-scoring guard who was named NBA MVP after leading the Houston Rockets to the best record in the NBA in 2017-18. He began his NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder , earning the league's Sixth Man of the Year award with the team in 2012. He made his first NBA All-Star game appearance with the Rockets in 2013. He was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in January 2021 and then joined the Los Angeles Clippers in 2023.

His Pump-N-Run Elite team won a 2006 AAU tournament by defeating DC Assault, a team that included Michael Beasley , Nolan Smith , and Austin Freeman.

His signature beard inspired its own Facebook page and Twitter account.

He was born to James Edward and Monja Harden. In 2015, he began a relationship with Khloe Kardashian ; they later split in February 2016.

He was teammates with superstar forward Kevin Durant on the Thunder.