The LA Clippers are trying to dig themselves out of the hole they created to start the 2025-26 season, and James Harden has been doing his best to try and turn things around for the team. The Clippers were on the road to square off against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, and James Harden notched a major career milestone, surpassing Carmelo Anthony on the NBA’s all-time career points list, as per ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly.
James Harden moved into 10th all-time on the NBA’s career points list. The Clippers lost to the Wolves, 109-106, but Harden finished with a game-high 34 points.
Despite the Clippers poor start to the season, Harden has been one of the lone bright spots for the team. Coming into Saturday’s game, Harden had appeared in 22 of the Clippers’ 23 games, at a little over 35 minutes per game. He was averaging 26.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.0 steals with splits of 43.8 percent shooting from the field, 37 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 90.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Harden is now in his 17th season in the league and third with the Clippers. A native of Los Angeles, Harden was acquired by his hometown Clippers ahead of the 2023-24 season. He began his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and has also played for the Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers.
With his move into the top-10 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, he is behind Shaquille O’Neal who is at No. 9 with 28,596 career points. By the end of the 2025-26 season, Harden will surpass O’Neal as well.
