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If you followed the NBA last season, you saw dozens of records fall — good ones and bad, old and new. The league, teams and it’s players shattered records left and right. From the start until the very end an insane number of records, held by some of the more legendary players in league history, […]

The arrival of LeBron James instantly pushed the Los Angeles Lakers back to relevance once again. Coming off his historic season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 33-year-old future Hall of Famer was voted a favorite for the MVP award this season, as well as the best small forward in the league. John Schuhmann conducted the 17th […]

Houston Rockets All-Star James Harden was easily the best shooting guard in the NBA last year, and the latest NBA GM survey shows that he’s expected to be dominant again this season. The 29-year-old Harden won his first NBA MVP Award after the 2017-18 season. He was within one game from his second NBA Finals […]

Phoenix Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough certainly has a resolute belief in the talent and potential of his cornerstone star, Devin Booker. So much so that the 37-year-old GM has identified none other than reigning league MVP James Harden as Booker’s prototype player. Addressing the press during the Suns Media Day, McDonough stated his belief […]

Everyone knows that James Harden and Chris Paul are the two most important players on the floor for the Houston Rockets. Gerald Green thinks their importance to the team extends past what they can do on the floor. Green asserts that Harden and Paul are the leaders on the team and everyone else falls in […]

Houston Rockets All-Star and reigning MVP of the NBA James Harden is getting a new signature shoe from Adidas, according to a report from The Houston Chronicle. Harden worked for quite a while with the designers at Adidas in designing the Harden Vol. 3. The popular sports apparel company wanted to make sure the new […]

With the proliferation of teams that use small lineups in today’s NBA, the backcourt positions are big parts of a team’s success. Not only are they required to facilitate the offense but they also share a big chunk of the scoring responsibilities for the team. In this article, we will be ranking the best backcourts […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden rarely stays out of the news for long. While he’s not racking up points on the court, the bearded star is known for partying hard at clubs and one that Harden frequents has even honored him by hanging his jersey in the rafters. Recently, it seems that Harden has been […]

Over the last few days, the experts and analysts at Sport Illustrated have been releasing their list of the top-100 players for the upcoming NBA season. Coming in at the No. 4 spot is Houston Rockets All-Star and reigning league MVP, James Harden. Harden, now 29 years of age, enjoyed a fantastic 2017-18 season — […]

The Golden State Warriors are the pioneers and gold standard when it comes to concocting a devastating positionless lineup. The Death Lineup, as it is rightly called, has killed the competition en route to three championships so far. Since its proven success, other teams are following suit on modern positionless basketball on their lineups. While […]

The trio of James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving were back terrorizing the court during their offseason, but switched it up from college venues at UCLA to NBA practice facilities, taking on some members of the Miami Heat during a quick scrimmage. Harden, Durant and Irving, arguably all top-10 players in the league, tested […]

Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros, who hit his 29th home run of the season, put on his Rockets guard James Harden impression during a post-game interview. Check out Bregman’s attempt to imitate the Houston Rockets’ star’s stare. To give some context, Astros broadcaster Julia Morales asked Bregman about their upcoming series against the Nationals […]

Nike has been all over the news recently for its ad campaign involving Colin Kaepernick. Because of the polarizing nature of Kaepernick’s stance, conservative consumers have been destroying their Nike gear en masse, abandoning the company for endorsing someone that they view as disgracing the country. Houston Rockets All-Star guard James Harden is known for […]

With their experience of pushing the Golden State Warriors to the brink last season, the Houston Rockets are primed for take off this year. As the training camp is just waiting around the corner, Chris Paul tweeted out a photo with James Harden, Carmelo. Anthony, and the entire Rockets team while they were on a […]

The NBA and Beats by Dre have officially announced their new global partnership. Mark Medina of The Mercury News posted a video component of the announcement from the official Beats by Dre YouTube page via Twitter. The video features Draymond Green, LeBron James and a host of other stars. .@NBA and @beatsbydre announced a global […]

For a moment, the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty hung in the balance. Throughout the 2018 Western Conference Finals, the Houston Rockets made the NBA’s titan look more vulnerable than ever, taking them to seven games. The culprit for Golden State’s disarray? The Rockets’ defense. Somehow, the greatest colSlection of shooters in the history of the […]

After Marquese Chriss was traded to the Houston Rockets, he went to his Twitter to look for any comments about his new teammate, James Harden. In 2015, Chriss tweeted negatively about Harden and stated that all he does is flop and shoot free throws. This is a common criticism of Harden’s game, but it looks […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden turned 29 years old on Sunday. While ESPN did its best to showcase the MVP’s brilliance during this past season, the anti-Harden army wasn’t late to the party. ESPN showed a clip of Harden breaking Wesley Johnson’s ankles in a first-quarter rout that would spell a 24-point first-quarter lead for […]

For the 29th birthday of James Harden, the NBA put up a massive highlight video for the Houston Rockets star. Check out 20-minutes worth of Harden’s highlight reel. It features all the moves that basketball fans and aspirants have studied, parodied, and imitated. From his dreaded step-back jumper, ankle-bruising cross-overs, three-point plays, in-your-face jumpers, the […]

The Houston Rockets heavily depend on James Harden. He’s the main ingredient in Mike D’Antoni’s offense and without him, the Rockets wouldn’t be one of the best teams in the NBA. But now the organization is depending on Harden for more than just his ability in the pick-and-roll. The team’s Twitter account wished the MVP […]

The Houston Rockets will experience a seamless transition into the age of Carmelo Anthony. That’s coming straight from the mouth of reigning NBA Most Valuable Player James Harden, who tells The Players’ Tribune that there’s not going to be any problem in Anthony’s assimilation with the Rockets. “When you got that many high IQ guys […]

Detroit Pistons young All-Star Andre Drummond recently participated in a pick-up game at UCLA with Houston Rockets superstar James Harden. Watch the video below that was posted by Redditor ohgosh_thejosh, and you’ll surely have a difficult time distinguishing Drummond from Harden. Sporting a beard just like Harden’s made Drummond look like the reigning Most Valuable […]

Two-thirds of the Oklahoma City Thunder original trio and Paul George continued to tear up the offseason pickup ball circuit, as James Harden and Russell Westbrook went at it during the most recent of Rico Hines’ famed UCLA runs. Harden, Westbrook and George — all Los Angeles natives — went toe-to-toe against some of the […]

The Houston Rockets have been one of the teams in the West loading up to contend against the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors, adding Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony during the past two seasons in hopes to knock them off the block. While the Oklahoma City Thunder tried a similar equation by pairing Russell […]

A mini-reunion between former and current Oklahoma City Thunder players recently took place on the basketball court. Russell Westbrook, Paul George, James Harden, and Kevin Durant were all participants in a star-packed pick-up game. What made the event even more awesome was that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was an engrossed spectator who appeared […]

James Harden just won the first MVP award of his career and it looks like he is also winning off the court. In fact, the Houston Rockets star already beats out fellow All-Star shooting guards in one aspect: NBA Live 19 player ratings. Harden is rated 94, which is the highest in his position. Klay […]

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is hoping to create a James Harden Day in appreciation of what the bearded assassin has brought to the Rockets organization and its fans since coming over via trade in 2012. “James Harden is an MVP, he’s been recognized throughout the country, across the league, but we need to have a […]

James Harden and the Houston Rockets are heading to the Bahamas for some much-needed team bonding  before the rigorous demands of the NBA regular season. The recently crowned NBA MVP spoke about the importance of the trip away together with Mark Berman of FOX 26 Sports. “It’s extremely important,” Harden said in an interview with FOX […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden held his second annual charity softball game at the University of Houston’s Cougar Softball Stadium over the weekend. The charity game was a hit as Harden invited NBA players and some celebrities to participate in the exhibition. Both Harden and Utah Jazz sophomore Donovan Mitchell were caught delivering the goods […]

Klay Thompson is already regarded as one of the top guys at his position in the entire NBA. The Golden State Warriors star can shoot the lights out with the best of them while being able to defend multiple positions. But for Mychal Thompson, his sharpshooting offspring still has room to improve and he wants […]

Popular betting site Oddshark has released the betting odds for the MVP winner of the 2018-19 NBA season. The site listed the odds for 18 players in the league, and the players at the top are what most viewers predicted. Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James tops the list at a +400, followed closely […]

We usually see NBA players battle it out with each other. But since it’s the offseason, most NBA players train with their fellows, even if they’re from different teams. A video has resurfaced featuring James Harden and Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets training with Donovan Mitchell and Royce O’Neale of the Utah Jazz. Check […]

There’s always fun to be had in the LeBron James household. Even as the best player in the world, there aren’t many characters bigger than the kid from Akron. He may be 33-years-old and a 15-year NBA veteran, but James is always up for a laugh and joke away from the floor, especially with his […]

The Golden State Warriors roster is arguably the best collection of talent we have ever seen in the NBA. Dubbing them the best is an understatement because they just manage to make their roster better than the last for each year. Draymond Green is a large reason for this. The Houston Rockets is the best […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden has proved to be a rather unique player with his uncanny ability to drive fouls on drives to the basket, a signature tippy-toe step-back move, and most importantly a left-handed stroke that catapulted him to become a league MVP. “We’re weird,” Harden said when asked about his left-handedness at the […]

On Monday, Carmelo Anthony finally put pen to paper on his one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Houston Rockets. And there’s some amount of irony in Anthony signing on with two men whose work led to the devaluation of his career in an effort to salvage what remains of it. The NBA Melo entered as […]

The 2017-18 NBA MVP race was one of the most interesting that we have seen in years. It came down to Houston Rockets guard James Harden and, at the time, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James. Although Harden won comfortably, the statistics suggest that this race should have been down to the wire. Irv Roland, Harden’s personal trainer, […]

The police have confirmed Houston Rockets star James Harden’s presence at a fight incident at the Scottsdale nightclub over the weekend. As reported by BrieAnna J Frank of Arizona Republic, Scottsdale police spokesman officer Kevin Watts said that the investigation is still ongoing and they can’t confirm Harden’s exact role in the incident, which happened at around 2:30 […]

Apparently, basketball analyst Bill Simmons has not yet moved on from the 2017 MVP award. As posted on his Instagram account, Simmons can be seen wearing a shirt, saying that James Harden of the Houston Rockets is the 2017 MVP and not Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmeJv9BBkBk/ To recall, Westbrook — who […]