<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-james-harden-better-michael-jordan-offensively-patrick-beverley-open');   ga('set', 'title', 'James Harden better than Michael Jordan offensively? 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Patrick Beverley open to it</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T10:12:29-07:00">September 10th, 10:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T10:12:29-07:00">September 10th, 10:12am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Stories</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley made a strong claim over Hall of Fame guard Michael Jordan and future Hall of Fame guard James Harden’s respective offenses. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-patrick-beverley-thinks-kevin-durant-vs-larry-bird-isnt-close">Beverley ranked Kevin Durant higher than Larry Bird</a> over the summer. Then, he delivered another hot take about Jordan and Harden. While many consider Michael to be the greatest NBA player of all time, Patrick says James might be “slightly better” offensively.</p><p>Beverley is open to giving Harden the slight edge over Jordan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02soVFJRsu0" rel="noopener">as the better offensive player</a>, he said, per N3on’s YouTube channel.</p><p>“The best basketball player to ever play the game is who?” Beverley asked. “James Harden,” Neon replied, to which Beverley stated, “Michael Jordan is. Offensively, James Harden is damn sure close. Might be slightly better. Slightly —offensively,” he added.</p><p>Harden, who earned three consecutive scoring championships (2017-2020), pales in comparison to Jordan’s 10 scoring titles. As an active NBA player with 27,687 career points, Harden is 11th on the all-time scoring list while Jordan is fifth. However, when it comes to career free throws made, James surpassed MJ with 8,164 career free throws made, as the fifth all-time leading free-throw scorer, to Michael’s 7,327, which is seventh.</p><p>As for threes, a stat that heavily depended on in today’s NBA compared to Jordan’s era, only Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is in front of Harden, who surpassed Hall of Fame shooter Ray Allen (2,973), last season. With 3,175 career threes made, Harden will most likely remain the second all-time leading three-point scorer for quite some time.</p><h2><b>Patrick Beverley thinks Kevin Durant vs Larry Bird ‘isn’t close’</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Patrick-Beverley.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-patrick-beverley-houston-reunion-almost-happened">Patrick Beverley nearly reunited with the Rockets</a> last season, he went unsigned throughout the 2024-25 campaign. Since then, Beverley started a podcast focused on the NBA, which included some hot takes on who he believes are two of the greatest small forwards to ever play the game.</p><p>When it comes to comparing Rockets’ Kevin Durant to Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird, it’s not even close for Beverley, who says Durant is the better player.</p><p>“I don’t think it’s close, KD. What are we talking about?” Beverley asked. “I mean we’re talking about Larry Bird, one of the best players of the entire decade of the 80’s. A guy who has like a lot of championships. A guy who played really good defense, a guy who was loyal to his squad and was an incredible shot maker, incredible playmaker, and if he was playing in today’s game, [he] would’ve probably burned it for like six to nine threes a game.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I don't think it's close. KD. What are we talking about? … If Kevin Durant was playing what Larry Bird was playing, he would average 50."</p><p>Patrick Beverley says he would put KD over Bird higher in his all-time top 10 of NBA greats 😲</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/PatBevPod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatBevPod</a>)<a href="https://t.co/WCTSUSwwuU">pic.twitter.com/WCTSUSwwuU</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1960693588729196703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Given the difference in Durant and Bird’s respective eras, it’s an interesting debate to say the least.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Harden better than Michael Jordan offensively? Patrick Beverley open to it

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-goes-inside-kung-fu-lesson-china-trip');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ James Harden goes inside kung fu lesson on China trip');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Clippers-All-Star-James-Harden-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers’ James Harden goes inside kung fu lesson on China trip</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-20T10:35:29-07:00">August 20th, 10:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-20T10:35:29-07:00">August 20th, 10:35am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/clippers-james-harden-teased-his-upcoming-adidas-sneaker-in-china">James Harden teased his upcoming Adidas sneakers</a> and took a kung fu lesson during his time in China. The veteran guard has visited China before as part of his Adidas brand. Taking in the Chinese culture, Harden talked about his experience with kung fu.</p><p>In a recent interview, a reporter asked Harden what <a href="https://twitter.com/overtime/status/1958192374137422237" rel="noopener">his favorite part of kung fu</a> was, per Overtime.</p><p>“Trying to understand what was going on,” Harden said. “The instructor, I mean, he was just a professional, obviously, but in other professions, you realize and you cherish what it takes to actually be a professional in what you do in your craft. Then, trying to learn something else is a different experience. It would probably take me some years to actually perfect it.</p><p>“But the experience of being there and learning the culture and learning what they’ve been through and what they’re doing, and who he’s teaching was a good experience,” Harden concluded.</p><p>Harden also had a mall in Guangzhou City, which was packed with thousands of fans in the five-floor mall for his annual Adidas tour. James also receives lots of love whenever he makes his yearly summer trip to China, and this year was no different for the 11-time All-Star.</p><h2><b>Clippers’ James Harden honored with 4,700 square foot gift</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Clippers-All-Star-James-Harden.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Amidst his Adidas tour, Clippers All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-honored-with-4700-square-foot-gift-in-china">James Harden was honored with his own court</a> before his kung fu lesson. Harden also made a stop at a mall, which was packed with fans awaiting his arrival, before he stopped at a kung-fu studio for a lesson. Harden and Adidas took to Nansha, a county in the city of Guangzhou and the capital of Guangdong Province in China. It was there that <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1952398013885808699" rel="noopener">a special gift</a> in the form of a 94-foot x 50-foot basketball court was unveiled to celebrate the Clippers star.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Adidas surprised James Harden with his own basketball court in China 🔥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/overtime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@overtime</a>)<a href="https://t.co/1C66RsuT3B">pic.twitter.com/1C66RsuT3B</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1952398013885808699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The new court with a massive mural of Harden himself is located in Dongchong Town and was designed by an artist named Yin, who is also a big fan of Harden’s and previously created a hand-drawn portrait of the Clippers star. The love for Harden never disappoints whenever he makes his annual trip to China.</p><p>Soon, he’ll be opening up the Clippers’ 2025-26 regular season, a highly anticipated campaign for Los Angeles, considering the offseason moves the front office made to put themselves in the running amidst a competitive Western Conference led by the champion Thunder. After re-signing Harden and Nicolas Batum, the Clippers traded for forward John Collins and signed free agent veterans Bradley Beal, Brook Lopez, and Chris Paul.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ James Harden goes inside kung fu lesson on China trip

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/sneakers/clippers-james-harden-teased-his-upcoming-adidas-sneaker-in-china');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ James Harden teased his upcoming Adidas sneaker in China');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/James-Harden-teased-his-upcoming-Adidas-sneaker-in-China.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ James Harden teased his upcoming Adidas sneaker in China</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-18T13:42:53-07:00">August 18th, 1:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-18T13:43:14-07:00">August 18th, 1:43pm</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers’ star James Harden recently concluded his Adidas-sponsored <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-draws-thousands-of-fans-for-adidas-china-tour-uno-fest">tour through China</a> promoting his latest signature sneaker, returning to the fanbase that made him a global sensation. Not only did Harden interact with thousands of ride-or-die fans, but he also gave everyone a new look at what him and the folks over at Adidas have been plotting. Harden even gave fans an official sneak peek at his upcoming signature model.</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>James Harden released his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/new-adidas-harden-vol-9-hellcat-available-now">Adidas Harden Vol. 9</a> signature sneakers at the start of 2025 as a new look for his signature sneaker line compared to year’s past. Harden let fans know that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/james-harden-makes-still-going-up-admission-on-signature-adidas-line">him and Adidas have big plans</a> for the next few years, instantly drawing interest for what the eventual Harden Vol. 10 would look like.</p><p>Adidas has recently taken a new direction with their signature lines, offering inventive looks and changing classic ideas of what a basketball sneaker should look like. Their work with Timberwolves’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/anthony-edwards-adidas-partner-with-clot-for-adidas-ae-1">Anthony Edwards and the Adidas AE 1</a> is evident of just that and it’s certainly helped the Harden Vol. 10 gain steam in its own right. With Harden holding the physical sample pair in his hand, fans received their best look yet at the star’s tenth signature sneaker.</p><h2>James Harden teases the Adidas Harden Vol. 10</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">FIRST LOOK 😳</p><p>James Harden previewed his new adidas Harden Vol. 10 while in China 👀 <a href="https://t.co/4cI73TEKGi">pic.twitter.com/4cI73TEKGi</a></p><p>— Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicekicks/status/1953599191575670858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">James Harden reveals his upcoming Harden Vol. 10 while in China.<a href="https://twitter.com/JHarden13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JHarden13</a> will become just the 13th player in NBA history to launch ten consecutive signature shoes with a brand.</p><p>“We’ve got our groove now,” Harden told me. “I got my swag that we’re able to match.” <a href="https://t.co/2m09x8XH7W">pic.twitter.com/2m09x8XH7W</a></p><p>— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickDePaula/status/1953618103860179334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>While previous leaks were floating around social media for quite some time, this newest look is our best yet and the most likely to resemble the finishing product. Using a TPU molded upper to create a futuristic topographical pattern, the shoes show slight similarities to the iconic <a href="https://stockx.com/reebok-shaqnosis-retro-washed-black">Reebok Shaqnosis</a> from Shaquille O’Neal. Nevertheless, these are uniquely James Harden and it certainly seems as though Adidas has locked-in a solid direction for his signature line moving forward.</p><p>The Adidas Harden Vol. 10 is expected to release early into 2026, following previous releases from James Harden over the last 10 years. For now, the Adidas Harden Vol. 9 is <a href="https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/adidas-harden-volume-9-basketball-shoes-24adiahrdn9lvxxxxmns/24adiahrdn9lvxxxxmns?sku=26338752&amp;camp=CSE:DSG_92700081085579362_pla_pla-2376010510015_58700008811166659_71700000118653393&amp;segment=&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21254808139&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADv4bTaQmftYftcEw3zd4X6Vl8TG5&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwnovFBhDnARIsAO4V7mA78q-SCQhJEn8cSQvo5wg2pRen68PwZC5lncpV_TIi4jqrSNBvwFoaAlhtEALw_wcB">still available</a> and hotter than ever, so be sure to grab your pair while awaiting the newest Vol. 10.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ James Harden teased his upcoming Adidas sneaker in China

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-starting-five');   ga('set', 'title', 'James Harden names himself on all-time teammate starting five');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Clippers-All-Star-James-Harden-against-Denver-Nuggets.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>James Harden names himself on all-time teammate starting five</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-11T16:39:12-07:00">August 11th, 4:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-11T16:39:12-07:00">August 11th, 4:39pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers veteran James Harden is all over the place. Recently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-honored-with-4700-square-foot-gift-in-china" rel="noopener">Harden received a basketball court in his honor in China</a>. </p><p>In addition, he will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/adidas-harden-vol-9-flamingo-releasing-september-2025" rel="noopener">releasing his Harden Vol. 9 “Flamingo” shoe</a> with Adidas this September. If that wasn’t enough, he is now offering his list of his all-time starting five. </p><p>Interestingly, Harden <a href="https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1955032194772242815" rel="noopener">brazenly put</a> himself amongst his starting five, per NBA Central. The other four names mentioned included Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and Joel Embiid</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">James Harden reveals his all-time starting lineup of former teammates:</p><p>Kyrie Irving<br>Russell Westbrook <br>James Harden<br>Kevin Durant <br>Joel Embiid</p><p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/big_business_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@big_business_</a> )</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/RDBKhQdRHU">pic.twitter.com/RDBKhQdRHU</a></p><p>— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1955032194772242815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The noticeably absent player was Clippers teammate Chris Paul. It is well-known that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/thunder-news-chris-paul-addresses-relationship-with-james-harden-after-messy-rockets-breakup" rel="noopener">Harden and Paul have a complicated relationship</a>. </p><p>Altogether, Harden had played with these guys at some point in his career. </p><p>From 2009 to 2012, Harden was teammates with Durant and Westbrook. In 2012, the Thunder made it to the NBA Finals before losing to the Miami Heat. The following year, he played with Paul with the Houston Rockets from 2012 to 2021, during which their relationship suffered. </p><p>Harden reunited with Durant and joined Irving on the Brooklyn Nets from 2021 to 2022. From 2022 to 2023, Harden joined the Philadelphia 76ers with Embiid. </p><p>In 2023, he joined the Clippers and plays alongside the likes of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. In July, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-chris-paul-pens-emotional-goodbye-san-antonio-returns-clippers" rel="noopener">Paul returned to the Clippers</a> after one year with the Clippers. </p><h2><b>James Harden and his impact on the Clippers</b></h2><p>Playing with these other guys meant that Harden had to share the spotlight. Yet with the Clippers, he has managed to stand out. </p><p>Since 2023, Harden has made quite an impression with the Clippers. He’s turned the team into an offensive powerhouse, leading the way. Clippers teammates Ivica Zubac and Norman Powell saw an increase in their numbers with the help of Harden. </p><p>In addition, he has taken on the role of team leader, which he will likely share with Paul. </p><p>Last year, Harden averaged 22.8 points, 8.7 assists, and 5.8 rebounds per game. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Harden names himself on all-time teammate starting five

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-honored-with-4700-square-foot-gift-in-china');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ James Harden honored with 4,700 square foot gift in China');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/James-Harden-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Adidas.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers’ James Harden honored with 4,700 square foot gift in China</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-06T13:24:06-07:00">August 6th, 1:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-06T19:45:59-07:00">August 6th, 7:45pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden is in the midst of his China tour with adidas that has been nothing short of legendary thus far. After stops at a packed-out mall and a Kung Fu studio, James Harden was hit with the ultimate surprise.</p><p>Harden and Adidas took to China this week to celebrate Harden’s Vol. 9 shoes as well as the career and legacy of the 11-time NBA All-Star.</p><h2><b>Clippers’ James Harden honored with 4,700 square foot gift in China</b></h2><p>On Tuesday evening, Harden and adidas took to Nansha, a county in the city of Guangzhou and the capital of Guangdong Province in China. It was there that <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1952398013885808699" rel="noopener">a special gift in the form of</a> a 94-foot x 50-foot basketball court was unveiled to celebrate the Clippers star.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Adidas surprised James Harden with his own basketball court in China 🔥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/overtime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@overtime</a>)<a href="https://t.co/1C66RsuT3B">pic.twitter.com/1C66RsuT3B</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1952398013885808699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This new James Harden court in Guangzhou, China 🤯🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/adidasHoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adidasHoops</a> <a href="https://t.co/BnE4rPNrQ1">pic.twitter.com/BnE4rPNrQ1</a></p><p>— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href="https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/1952814425393774990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The new court with a massive mural of James Harden himself is located in Dongchong Town and was designed by an artist named Yin, who is also a big fan of Harden’s and previously created a hand-drawn portrait of the Clippers star.</p><p>The stadium itself, which features bold and vibrant colors, draws inspiration from the venues used in Paris, France, during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Yin chose the key visual of James Harden’s 2025 China Tour as the design for the court’s portrait pattern. The two slogans for the adidas tour — both in English and Chinese — are displayed on the outer sides of both baselines. They read, “DengFengZaoJi,” and “Under No One.”</p><p>This comes after James Harden had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-draws-thousands-of-fans-for-adidas-china-tour-uno-fest">a mall in Guangzhou City</a> with at least five stories completely packed with thousands of fans there for his annual adidas tour.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">James Harden had this mall in Guangzhou City completely packed with thousands of fans there for his annual adidas tour.</p><p>You can see everything from Thunder, Rockets, Nets, and Clippers jerseys to the Harden Vol. 7’s, 8’s and 9’s. <a href="https://t.co/SzZJJP7DsP">pic.twitter.com/SzZJJP7DsP</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1951850834196922585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In addition to that, the brand also hosted its first-ever, “Uno Fest,” a festival to honor and celebrate the now-16 year NBA career of Harden, who has played with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>Harden is coming off a season that saw him named to his 11th NBA All-Star team and his eighth All-NBA team. In 79 appearances this season, Harden averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game for the Clippers, who won 50 games in the regular season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ James Harden honored with 4,700 square foot gift in China

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-draws-thousands-of-fans-for-adidas-china-tour-uno-fest');   ga('set', 'title', 'James Harden draws thousands of fans for adidas China tour, “Uno Fest”');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/James-Harden-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Uno-Tour-China-Tour.jpg"><figcaption>adidas</figcaption></figure><h1>James Harden draws thousands of fans for adidas China tour, “Uno Fest”</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-02T20:41:50-07:00">August 2nd, 8:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-02T20:44:52-07:00">August 2nd, 8:44pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden had had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/first-look-at-james-hardens-latest-leaked-adidas-sneakers">quite the offseason</a>, which started with signing an $81.5 million deal with the Clippers and has now taken him to China for his annual adidas tour. And whether they were wearing their Rockets Harden jerseys or the latest installment of his shoe, fans turned out in the thousands to see the 11-time NBA All-Star in person.</p><p>This year was no different, with fans treated to what the team is calling “Uno Fest,” to celebrate Harden’s legacy.</p><h2><b>Fans turn out for Clippers’ James Harden adidas China tour, “Uno Fest”</b></h2><p>James Harden embarked on his weeklong trip to China, where he’ll make stops in cities like Foshan, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou City to celebrate the ninth installment of his Harden shoes with adidas, the Harden Vol. 9’s.</p><p>Fans showed up in the thousands to a mall in Guangzhou City, where fans can be seeing lining up against the barriers on four floors just to get a chance to watch James Harden arrive.</p><p>Afterwards, <a href="https://x.com/TomerAzarly/status/1951850834196922585">Harden made sure to</a> high-five fans and autograph anything from jerseys and shoes to posters and basketball cards.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">James Harden had this mall in Guangzhou City completely packed with thousands of fans there for his annual adidas tour.</p><p>You can see everything from Thunder, Rockets, Nets, and Clippers jerseys to the Harden Vol. 7’s, 8’s and 9’s. <a href="https://t.co/SzZJJP7DsP">pic.twitter.com/SzZJJP7DsP</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1951850834196922585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Later on in the evening, with over 2,000 fans in attendance, Harden and adidas hosted, “Uno Fest,” to celebrate the Clippers star, including a performance by rapper Gali.</p><p>This continues what has been an eventful offseason for James Harden, who signed a new, two-year, $81.5 million deal to return to the LA Clippers at the start of free agency. Taking that deal allowed the Clippers to utilize their full mid-level exception, valued at $14 million.</p><p>Through that, the Clippers first signed Brook Lopez to a two-year, $18 million deal. That was followed up by a two-year, $10.6 million signing of Bradley Beal, who reached a buyout agreement with the Phoenix Suns just days prior.</p><p>Harden and Beal, who have been close friends during their time in the NBA, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/why-james-harden-was-superstar-la-clippers-needed">spoke multiples times</a> throughout the process with Harden championing the Clippers as the perfect destination for Beal to bounce back from a couple of difficult seasons in Phoenix.</p><p>James Harden will continue his adidas China tour through August 6th before returning to the U.S.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Harden draws thousands of fans for adidas China tour, “Uno Fest”

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/why-james-harden-was-superstar-la-clippers-needed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why James Harden was the superstar the LA Clippers needed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bradley-Beal-James-Harden-Los-Angeles-Clippers-superstar.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Why James Harden was the superstar the LA Clippers needed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-01T13:45:05-07:00">August 1st, 1:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-01T16:00:54-07:00">August 1st, 4:00pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES, CA — When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-clippers-jazz-heat-pull-off-3-team-trade-norman-powell-john-collins">Norman Powell was traded</a> in early July, James Harden and the LA Clippers found themselves with a significant hole at the shooting guard position.</p><p>Losing an efficient 20-point-per-game three-level scorer and one of the league’s best shooters isn’t something that’s easily replaceable, especially for a team with limited assets trying to compete for an NBA championship.</p><p>Powell was a crucial part of the Clippers’ 50-win season, averaging over 24 points on 50 percent shooting from the field and 43 percent from three in the 45 games before the NBA All-Star break.</p><p>That’s where Harden, for the second time this summer, helped the Clippers off the court in ways that could pay itself back multiple times over.</p><h2><b>James Harden becoming the superstar the Clippers always needed</b></h2><p>Since his arrival in Los Angeles, James Harden’s commitment to the Clippers has been unwavering. When Paul George’s contract situation was up in the air during the free-agency period of 2024, and losing him for nothing was a very real possibility that didn’t move Harden one way or another.</p><p>Even before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-philly-makes-paul-george-splash-free-agency">George’s ultimate decision to leave</a>, Harden made it clear he intended to stay in Los Angeles. The 11-time All-Star quickly agreed on a contract with the Clippers in free agency. This is where he wanted to be.</p><p>More specifically, this is where Harden envisions building his legacy, especially when it comes to contending for a championship.</p><p>George ended up walking but, in doing so, allowed the Clippers to add players like Derrick Jones Jr., Nicolas Batum, and Kris Dunn. That turned out to be the right decision, and George struggled with injuries as the 76ers missed the playoffs while the Clippers were able to add real depth and used the collective to make up for his departure.</p><p>This summer was no different.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-decides-36-3m-option-2025-26-season">James Harden opted out of the second year</a> of his deal this summer and agreed to a two-year, $81.5 million deal to return to the LA Clippers shortly into free agency.</p><p>Harden went from making $35 million annually to just over $40 million annually with the new deal. It was a nice pay raise for the guard coming off a resurgent year following a couple of quiet seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>While Harden could’ve asked for more, the deal he took allowed the Clippers to utilize their full midlevel exception this summer, which was valued around $14.1 million.</p><p>And while it was unclear who would be available to the Clippers at the time of the agreement, Harden put his trust in the Clippers to continue building a championship-contending roster around himself, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac.</p><h2><b>The Clippers’ need for size</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brook-Lopez-Ivica-Zubac-Johns-Collins-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"></figure><p>In the 2025 postseason, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-president-lawrence-frank-gets-brutally-honest-on-game-7-loss-vs-nuggets">Clippers dropped Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets</a> and were eliminated in the first round. The Clippers won the rebounding battle just once in those seven games, showing their clear lack of size, while the Nuggets repeatedly sent out punishing lineups featuring a frontcourt with Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, and Michael Porter Jr.</p><p>And so the first move of the team’s offseason was securing Brook Lopez in free agency. He surely wasn’t the most athletic player available but a legitimate starter, rim protector, and shooter in the NBA that would now become a solid backup big man option behind Ivica Zubac.</p><p>As free agency neared, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/sources-brook-lopez-lakers-top-free-agency-target-deandre-ayton">Lopez was widely expected to join the Los Angeles Lakers</a>, with a potential Milwaukee Bucks return still on the table. He was a hopeful option for the Clippers, although they were not reported to be his first option.</p><p>It was then that uncertainty surrounding the Lakers grew following the comments made by LeBron James’ agent Rich Paul about the superstar’s future, league sources told ClutchPoints.</p><p>The center potentially returning to the Bucks was a scenario that also vanished since Damian Lillard’s future was uncertain due to a torn Achilles and a roster that wouldn’t be a surefire contender in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Brook Lopez, who turned 37 years of age in April, could still play at a high level and was looking to join a contending team for one final run at an NBA championship. In the opening hours of free agency, Lopez and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-18-million-contract-comes-twist">Clippers agreed to terms on a two-year, $18 million deal,</a> the first big home run of the offseason for the franchise.</p><p>About a week after the agreement that would leave them with approximately $5.3 million remaining from the midlevel exception, the Clippers finalized a trade that would send Norman Powell to the Miami Heat and bring in John Collins from the Utah Jazz.</p><p>Collins is coming off the second-best season of his NBA career, statistically speaking, averaging 19 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.0 block per game while shooting 52.7 percent from the field and 40 percent from three.</p><p>He simply played for the Jazz, who have made it very clear by the last couple of February trade deadlines that they would be tanking the rest of the season.</p><p>With this move, the Clippers were able to land both an athletic player and a big man, one they’ve been linked to several times over the last few years.</p><p>Landing an athletic starting big man was yet another home run for the Clippers but presented them with another problem. The cost for John Collins was their starting shooting guard, who carried the bulk of the scoring load in ways no one else on the team could throughout the regular season.</p><p>That’s when James Harden, who had been good friends with Bradley Beal throughout their careers, jumped into action.</p><h2><b>James Harden: The recruiter</b></h2><p>Rumors within league circles surfaced that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-bradley-beal-negotiating-buyout-heat-lakers-suitors">Beal and the Phoenix Suns were going to negotiate a buyout</a> agreement in the hopes of finding Beal a new home. Armed with a no-trade clause, Beal and the Suns were simply unable to find any team that made sense as a trade partner to take on the remaining two years and $110 million left on his deal.</p><p>But a buyout was not a lock to happen.</p><p>If a free-agency situation that made perfect sense for Beal did not present itself, the three-time NBA All-Star was content to stay in Phoenix and work things out there while getting paid handsomely.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/James-Harden-and-Kawhi-Leonard-share-a-moment.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Suns allowed Bradley Beal and his agent, Mark Bartelstein, to canvass the league and examine what the market for Beal was prior to the start of free agency.</p><p>Before completing the Norman Powell trade, the Clippers didn’t need a guy like Beal, so the interest levels weren’t very high on either side. And coming off of Powell’s career season, Harden was expecting to continue building on their first year together as a starting backcourt.</p><p>Shortly after the trade, however, the Clippers star called President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank and inquired about what the team’s plans were. The message he relayed was simple:</p><p>If Bradley Beal is going to get bought out, the Clippers absolutely needed to land him.</p><p>The problem was that the Clippers really only had about $5.3 million of their $14 million midlevel exception remaining. Despite getting paid $19 million over the next five years via the potential buyout, Beal, a max player in the NBA previously earning over $50 million a season, would need to take a significant pay cut in order to join the Clippers.</p><p>One source familiar with the situation called Harden “motivated and quick,” to pursue Beal after Norman Powell was traded.</p><p>Harden and Beal had spoken several times following the Powell-Collins trade with Harden championing the Clippers as the perfect fit for him and them for him. But another member involved in the situation also wanted to speak with James Harden: Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein.</p><p>It’s not common for a player’s agent to request to speak with a player on a different team that they don’t represent. But after seeking permission, Harden’s agent authorized a call between the Clippers star and Beal’s agent.</p><p>The two sides spent over 30 minutes on the phone, with a source familiar with the nature of the call saying Harden singing the praises of the Clippers front office’s creativity and commitment to winning, lauded Tyronn Lue as the perfect player’s coach, praised defensive coach Jeff Van Gundy, commended the player development staff, and explained how James himself will have a real influence on Beal as a setup man.</p><p>And the proof is in the pudding.</p><p>Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid had the best season of his career and won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award playing alongside Harden in the 2022-23 season. George had by far the most efficient shooting season of his career playing alongside Harden on the Clippers in the 2023-24 season.</p><p>Even Powell and Zubac both put in the work themselves and were ready for the opportunities when they were presented, but both also credited Harden as the floor general who often prioritized getting them going before worrying about himself.</p><p>“There’s a direct correlation, and you connect the dots that James is a playmaker and his willingness to sacrifice his own scoring in order to get great shots for his teammates,” Lawrence Frank said of James Harden this summer. “All James cares about is winning. That’s it, and he’s willing to sacrifice parts of his game, how he structured his contract, he does it in every which way. It’s awesome to see.</p><p>“It’s awesome to see his thirst, to get better, to try to win a championship, to try to do something for the LA Clippers that’s never been done before. And he’s been totally invested, and it’s great to have players who put so much into it, not just with the work they put into the game, but the work that they try to do to attract other top talent to the organization.”</p><p>Bartelstein left the call with Harden reassured and feeling great, sources said, about the Clippers being the right team for his client, Bradley Beal.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brook-Lopez-James-Harden-Bradley-Beal-Kawhi-Leonard-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"></figure><p>Lawrence Frank also said that, in addition to Harden, Bartelstein spoke with Steve Ballmer, Tyronn Lue, President of Performance, Health, and Wellness, Maggie Bryant, and Senior Performance Physical Therapist Jesse Phillips, who was the Director of Athletic Performance and Rehabilitation with the Wizards while Beal was in Washington.</p><p>In his 13 years in the NBA, Beal has been fortunate to earn a life-changing amount of money, but has not had much to look forward to as far as NBA championship contention. In conversations with members of the Clippers organization, league sources said Beal expressed excitement at, for the first time in his career, joining an organization that already has real structure in place where winning and cohesiveness — from ownership down to the staffers — are the priorities.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/clippers-news-bradley-beal-officially-suns-buyout-sign-la">Beal agreed and signed a two-year, $10.6 million deal</a> with the LA Clippers after clearing waivers, with a player option for the 2026-27 season. Both sides are hopeful that a long-term partnership is in the future, but a lot of that will depend on how the season goes for Beal and the team.</p><p>The Clippers wrapped up their offseason with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-chris-paul-any-means-necessary-message-fans-hyped">signing of Chris Paul</a>, giving them four new additions this offseason and 11 versatile, starting-caliber players entering training camp this September.</p><p>And while this type of offseason is a collective effort that could not have been done without the creativity of Lawrence Frank, Trent Redden, and the front office or the caring and enthusiastic nature of owner Steve Ballmer, it also could not have been done without an accomplished superstar of Harden’s caliber putting himself out there and championing the Clippers as a real destination.</p><p>Just as James Harden needed the Clippers a few years ago following his rough Nets and Sixers stints, it turns out Harden was the superstar the Clippers needed as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why James Harden was the superstar the LA Clippers needed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/sneakers/first-look-at-james-hardens-latest-leaked-adidas-sneakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'First look at James Harden’s latest leaked Adidas sneakers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/First-look-at-James-Hardens-latest-leaked-Adidas-sneakers.jpg"></figure><h1>First look at James Harden’s latest leaked Adidas sneakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-31T15:14:10-07:00">July 31st, 3:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-31T15:15:31-07:00">July 31st, 3:15pm</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s hard to argue against Clippers’ James Harden’s case for being one of the greatest scorers the game has ever seen, but Harden will be the first to tell you he believes the statement himself. However, over the last two seasons, we’ve seen him mold into a top passer in the league with elite point guard skills. For his next assist, James Harden and Adidas will release his upcoming Adidas Harden Vol. 10, which were reportedly leaked in a number of looks.</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>James Harden first signed to Adidas back in 2015 for a 13-year $200 million sneaker contract. Instantly becoming the face of their basketball brand, Harden is due for a potential lifetime contract in the next few years. Already nine shoes into his signature line, the Adidas Harden Vol. 9 was an instant hit in the NBA and for fans alike last season.</p><p>However, the sneaker landscape is always changing as both Harden and Adidas know they have to keep things fresh with the releases. In what appears to be a first look at the upcoming Harden Vol. 10, Adidas is clearly making massive moves in terms of changing the way we look at basketball sneakers.</p><h2>Adidas Harden Vol. 10 leaks</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ja">Harden vol.10。<br>また凄いデザイン <a href="https://t.co/IJfmVKTjJh">pic.twitter.com/IJfmVKTjJh</a></p><p>— yasumu07 (@yasumu07) <a href="https://twitter.com/yasumu07/status/1949806645082468770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">adidas Harden Vol.10 Sample <a href="https://t.co/5GDHgrrznQ">pic.twitter.com/5GDHgrrznQ</a></p><p>— ミドリマン☘️ (@midorimanbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/midorimanbb/status/1949666807612350649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><br>While it’s worth noting that there’s no official confirmation from Adidas or Harden on this being his latest Harden Vol. 10, the design is certainly along the lines of what we’re seeing Adidas do these days considering the similar vibe of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/updated-look-at-anthony-edwards-new-adidas-ae-2">Anthony Edwards signature line</a>. The molded uppers, continuous construction, and three Adidas stripes along the back heel are all similar iterations we’ve seen on the last two <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/new-adidas-harden-vol-9-hellcat-available-now">James Harden sneakers</a>.</p></figure><p>Considering the futuristic design and what players like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/shai-gilgeous-alexander-debuts-new-converse-shai-001-during-nba-finals">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander</a> have been doing as of late in terms of silhouettes, it’s clear that footwear brands are trying to think outside the box and come up with something truly unique for the court. Early reactions from fans on the Harden Vol. 10 have been positive, but a unique design like this is always expected to garner some strange looks at first.</p><p>What do you think of this potentially being James Harden’s next sneaker?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

First look at James Harden’s latest leaked Adidas sneakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-chris-paul-opens-up-on-relationship-with-james-harden');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chris Paul opens up on relationship with James Harden');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/James-Harden-and-Chris-Paul-have-a-discussion-during-a-Houston-Rockets-game.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Chris Paul opens up on relationship with James Harden</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-29T10:42:25-07:00">July 29th, 10:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-29T10:43:26-07:00">July 29th, 10:43am</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>INGLEWOOD, CA — Chris Paul was officially introduced as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday afternoon. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-chris-paul-any-means-necessary-message-fans-hyped">His signing means he’ll be joining</a> James Harden and Kawhi Leonard on the franchise he helped put on the map last decade.</p><p>Some of the biggest question marks following his addition were about his relationship with James Harden, who he played two seasons with in Texas.</p><h2><b>Clippers’ Chris Paul opens up on relationship with James Harden</b></h2><p>Harden and Paul joined forces for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons on the Houston Rockets, nearly taking down the Golden State Warriors team that featured Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green.</p><p>Houston fell short both years, with reports that Chris Paul and James Harden clashed over differences in leadership and philosophical styles. The Rockets traded Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook in an attempt to give Harden a better fitting running mate.</p><p>To this day, clips on social media can be found where Chris Paul and James Harden are seen going back and forth with one another on the Rockets bench in what many assume was a strong disagreement.</p><p>During his introductory press conference on Monday evening, Paul was asked by ClutchPoints about that incident and about what it would mean to join sides with Harden once again.</p><p>“Yeah, we talked about it,” <a href="https://x.com/TomerAzarly/status/1949977701860901240">Paul told ClutchPoints</a>. “And we talked about just the history of obviously being there in Houston. And it’s funny man, for that clip that goes around, there was a lot of stuff, funnier stuff than that. That was just sort of our relationship. But I think that’s what made that team so good. We got on each other in different situations, but that team, I can honestly say it was one of the most fun teams I’ve ever been on in my career.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I asked Chris Paul about his relationship with James Harden, who he says he’s had conversations with and is looking forward to teaming up with him on the Clippers.</p><p>“We definitely have unfinished business, so we get a chance to see what’s going on here.” <a href="https://t.co/7u6iKljoQf">pic.twitter.com/7u6iKljoQf</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1949977701860901240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>During those years, the Rockets played a heliocentric style that saw Harden and Paul dominate the ball while surrounding them with three-and-D types of players to space out the floor.</p><p>Despite not winning a championship, the duo of Paul and Harden had a pretty successful run with the Rockets.</p><p>James Harden won the MVP award in the 2018-19 season with Chris Paul as his teammate. That season saw one of the most prolific offensive displays in modern NBA history, where Harden averaged 36.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. His 24.5 field goal attempts per game were the most shot attempts averaged per game since Kobe Bryant in 2005-06.</p><p>Chris Paul averaged 17.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 1.8 steals, and 2.3 made three-pointers per game in his two seasons with the Rockets. Paul has only had three seasons in which he averaged two or more made three-pointers per game — two came in both of his Rockets years and the only other one was in 2016-17 where he averaged exactly 2.0 per game.</p><p>“James [Harden] is one of those guys that loves to be in the gym all day long,” Chris Paul added. “So it’s wild that you get this opportunity again after those two years and the success that we had and we definitely know we have unfinished business, so we get a chance to see what’s going on here.”</p><p>This offseason, the Clippers saw the additions of Bradley Beal, Brook Lopez, John Collins, and Chris Paul, completely retooling their bench and stacking the best reserves in the game’s history.</p><p>“I’m just so excited about the moves that the team has made this off season. And Bradley Beal coming to the team, Brook Lopez, all the young guys. I talked to James [Harden], I talked to Kawhi [Leonard], and I’m even more excited about what I think we have a chance to do.”</p><p>Chris Paul is expected to play a reserve role with the Clippers, but could certainly find his way to more minutes in situations where Harden or Kawhi Leonard don’t play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Paul opens up on relationship with James Harden

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-dwyane-wade-claps-back-james-harden-debate-fiery-reasoning');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dwyane Wade claps back at James Harden debate with fiery reasoning');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NBA-news-Dwyane-Wade-claps-back-at-James-Harden-debate-with-fiery-reasoning.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dwyane Wade claps back at James Harden debate with fiery reasoning</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-26T20:19:28-07:00">July 26th, 8:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-26T20:19:28-07:00">July 26th, 8:19pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA fans continue to debate on who’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sixers-news-jeff-teague-slaps-dwyane-wade-scorching-james-harden-take">better between Dwyane Wade and James Harden</a>. The former finally revealed his stance on the topic.</p><p>Aside from Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, fans look at Wade and Harden as two of the best shooting guards in NBA history. Many have different viewpoints, showing how the pair have different accomplishments that separate them from the rest.</p><p>Wade <a href="https://x.com/CourtsideBuzzX/status/1949234928945709494" rel="noopener">gave his thoughts on the conversation</a> during a July 26 episode of the Wy Network with Dwyane Wade podcast. When it comes to stats, he would give the edge to Harden. However, there is one area that he values more than just numbers.</p><p>“I can have more stats if I didn’t care about winning a ring,” Wade said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dwyane Wade on his career after recent debate about him vs. James Harden:</p><p>“I can have more stats if I didn’t care about winning a ring.” 💍🏆</p><p>Thoughts? 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/ZSh7IHicKx">pic.twitter.com/ZSh7IHicKx</a></p><p>— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) <a href="https://twitter.com/CourtsideBuzzX/status/1949234928945709494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How Dwyane Wade played throughout NBA career</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NBA-news-Dwyane-Wade-claps-back-at-James-Harden-debate-with-fiery-reasoning-2.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dwyane Wade has three NBA titles to his resume while James Harden does not. It’s clear where he stands on the topic as to who is the better player.</p><p>Wade lasted 16 years in the league, averaging 22 points, 5.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. He shot 48% from the field, including 29.3% from beyond the arc, and 76.5% from the free-throw line.</p><p>Wade earned numerous accolades throughout his career, mainly with the Miami Heat. He was a 13-time All-Star while landing on eight All-NBA teams and three All-Defensive squads. His efforts helped the Heat win three championships, including the Finals MVP in 2006.</p><p>Harden had achieved a lot throughout his career despite not winning a title yet. Approaching his 17th NBA season, he is producing 24.1 points, 7.2 assists and 5.6 rebounds per contest.</p><p>He shined as one of the league’s best players in the last decade, earning multiple achievements. He made the All-Star team 11 times, the All-NBA team eight times, and won regular-season MVP in 2018.</p><p>The debate about Wade and Harden will continue as long as fans see a case for it. For now, Wade made it clear that he is better since he sacrificed a lot to cement himself in NBA history as the best to ever play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dwyane Wade claps back at James Harden debate with fiery reasoning

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-bill-simmons-hits-clippers-james-harden-reality-check');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bill Simmons hits Clippers with James Harden reality check');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bill-Simmons-hits-Clippers-with-James-Harden-reality-check.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bill Simmons hits Clippers with James Harden reality check</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-24T08:51:42-07:00">July 24th, 8:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-24T08:51:42-07:00">July 24th, 8:51am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers">The Los Angeles Clippers</a> have had one of the best offseasons of any NBA team, but Bill Simmons has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/b25d09c6/james-harden">a James Harden</a>-sized problem with the Clippers.</p><p>Although the Clippers have been widely praised for their<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-bradley-beal-signing-draws-hyped-responses-from-tyronn-lue-lawrence-frank"> signings of Bradley Beal</a>, Chris Paul and Brook Lopez, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/utah-jazz/nba-insider-reveals-utah-jazz-traded-john-collins-too-productive">acquisition of John Collins</a>, and the re-signings of Nicolas Batum and Harden, some, including longtime season ticket holder Simmons, <a href="https://youtu.be/-jFQTT6EwGc?list=PLYHjB_Comy8RBysZtkqGfChKg1eUdYx4C&amp;t=1744" rel="noopener">can’t convince themselves</a> of anything too lofty in 2025-26 with Harden still on the roster.</p><p>“We could talk about, they’re better, they’re deeper. They’re still a team built around James Harden,” Simmons said on the ‘Bill Simmons Podcast’. “And I don’t know if you’re a Clippers fan, if you work for the Clippers, you coach the Clippers, if you’re the GM of the Clippers, if you own the Clippers — I don’t know how you fall asleep at night feeling great about that, after what happened in Game 7 and what’s happened over the course of his entire career. I actually went back and watched because I was like, ‘I feel like that was so bad, maybe enough time has passed that I’m misremembering something and maybe it wasn’t that bad.’ It was that bad; he was so bad.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>For as great a player as Harden has been throughout his career, he has been consistently criticized for his performances in the biggest moments, particularly in the postseason. And this past playoffs served as another black mark on Harden’s career.</p><p>In <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/nba-news-james-harden-hit-with-brutal-reality-after-another-game-7-loss">Game 7 of the Clippers’ first-round series</a> vs. the Denver Nuggets, Harden, although he had 13 assists, scored a series-low 7 points and took eight shots, his fewest in any of the seven games. In addition to eight field-goal attempts, Harden had just a pair of free-throw attempts, which marked the first time since 2022 that Harden had 10 or fewer combined field-goal and free-throw attempts in a playoff game. The last time that happened was Game 6 of an Eastern Conference second-round series vs. the Miami Heat, during which Harden had 11 points, nine shots, and zero trips to the line.</p><p>While the Clippers are surely aware of his consistent shortcomings in the playoffs, it appears L.A. is hopeful that its additions can help overcome that. Beal, in particular, could prove to be a major signing, considering he learned how to be a tertiary option with the Phoenix Suns and exceeded 30 points per game in back-to-back seasons in 2019-20 and 2020-21.</p><p>Beal agreed to a buyout with the Suns earlier this offseason and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/grading-bradley-beal-11-million-clippers-contract-after-suns-buyout">recently officially signed a two-year, $11 million deal</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bill Simmons hits Clippers with James Harden reality check

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-kyrie-irving-reveals-shock-james-harden-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyrie Irving reveals ‘shock’ at Nets’ James Harden trade despite internal dysfunction');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kyrie-Irving-reveals-shock-at-James-Harden-trade-despite-shenanigans.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyrie Irving reveals ‘shock’ at Nets’ James Harden trade despite internal dysfunction</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-23T13:19:45-07:00">July 23rd, 1:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-23T13:24:18-07:00">July 23rd, 1:24pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Not long ago, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/the-greatest-nets-era-that-never-was-a-timeline-of-kevin-durant-and-kyrie-irvings-downfall-in-brooklyn">Brooklyn Nets appeared destined to win a title</a> with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. However, injuries derailed a promising 2021 playoff run. Less than one year later, Harden forced his way out of Brooklyn and landed with the Philadelphia 76ers via trade.</p><p>Irving <a href="https://twitter.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1947855550743474214" rel="noopener">recently revealed</a> his reaction to the first departure of the Nets’ big three.</p><p>“It shocked a lot of people. It shocked me,” he said of Harden’s trade request. “S**t, I was talking to James one day, and I’m like, ‘S**t, bro, we about to go win these championships.’ And it was like a day later, he asked for a trade. I was like, ‘Oh, shoot! Ok. Shit like that now?’ Ok, but I can’t be mad. I’m not gonna ever be mad at someone doing what’s best for them.</p><p>“I understood completely. You’re in the middle of the season. You’re not sure about what I got going on. You don’t know what the next portion of your career is gonna look like.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyrie on the Nets trading Harden for Simmons:</p><p>"It shocked a lot of people. It shocked me. Shit I was talking to James one day and I'm like shit bro we about to go win these championships and it was like a day later, asked for a trade. I understood completely" <a href="https://t.co/0uNOOBHul7">pic.twitter.com/0uNOOBHul7</a></p><p>— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) <a href="https://twitter.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1947855550743474214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While Irving recounted his “shock” at the trade request, it was no secret that Harden was unhappy in Brooklyn leading up to the move.</p><h2>Kyrie Irving reveals “shock” at James Harden trade request to Nets</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/USATSI_17606939.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-kyrie-irving-admits-pleading-release-amid-vaccine-suspension">Irving had been sidelined for most of the season</a> amid his refusal to comply with New York City’s COVID-19 workplace vaccine mandate. The Nets eventually chose to bring the nine-time All-Star back for road games. However, Durant sprained his MCL shortly after, placing a heavy burden on Harden.</p><p>Harden grew tired of the situation in Brooklyn, looking increasingly disengaged on the court. His frustration culminated in a horrendous performance against the Sacramento Kings during which he appeared to quit on the floor.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Harden effort thread because I watched the film back and, my god, it's pathetic.</p><p>Clip 1: just blatantly not caring. <a href="https://t.co/NbCccj2Ntt">pic.twitter.com/NbCccj2Ntt</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1489287381031297027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While Irving’s suspension and Durant’s injury added tension, Harden reportedly had disagreements with his co-stars dating back to Brooklyn’s 2021 training camp. Shortly after camp, he was <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/33267737/inside-tense-negotiations-led-james-harden-ben-simmons-superstar-swap" rel="noopener">reportedly already planning</a> his exit to Philadelphia.</p><p>“From the moment James Harden reported to training camp, the Nets knew they could have trouble,” wrote ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. “Durant arrived in San Diego at a world-class level, fresh off brilliant springtime playoffs and Summer Olympics performances and ready to commit to the Nets and his co-stars with a new extension for the next four years. It was not reciprocal. Harden was heavy and out of shape, and intrigued with the idea of free agency for the first time in his career. Kyrie Irving wasn’t interested in an extension, or willing to get vaccinated despite New York’s mandate that precluded him from playing home games if he didn’t.</p><p>“Harden was quickly hedging on his future with the Nets, sources said. He kept telling Tsai and Marks he wanted to stay long term, but simultaneously started canvassing player agents for advice on an eventual exit strategy to Philadelphia.”</p><p>Durant <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/33719050/lessons-brooklyn-nets-controversy-filled-season-superteam-era-over" rel="noopener">was reportedly</a> “astonished” with Harden’s sluggish play to open the season.</p><p>“Sources say that much of the discontent between Harden and the Nets started in September [of 2022] when he arrived into training camp out of shape,” wrote ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz. “With Irving’s status already in flux due to his unwillingness to get vaccinated, Durant was astonished in the opening weeks of the season at Harden’s lack of explosiveness and sluggish play, something he attributed in large part to Harden’s being out of shape… Harden, sources say, found Durant’s slant grating and self-righteous.</p><p>“The two never resolved the conflict, and there was little that teammates, coach Steve Nash or Marks could do to mediate it. With each passing week, Harden became more isolated, with staff and teammates increasingly frustrated by the static.”</p><p>It’s safe to say at least a portion of the Nets organization did not share Irving’s “shock” at Harden’s trade request. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/nba-trade-deadline-james-harden-traded-to-the-sixers-in-blockbuster-for-ben-simmons">Brooklyn eventually dealt Harden to the 76ers</a> for a package headlined by Ben Simmons and two first-round picks.</p><p>With Simmons looking like a shell of his old self, the team struggled to regain its contender status. After the Nets suspended Irving for posting a link to an antisemitic film at the start of the 2022-23 season, the two sides could not agree on a contract extension. Irving requested a trade at the deadline and was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>Durant followed suit days later and was traded to the Phoenix Suns, marking the official end of Brooklyn’s big three.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyrie Irving reveals ‘shock’ at Nets’ James Harden trade despite internal dysfunction

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-rumors-james-harden-sales-pitch-to-bradley-beal-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers rumors: James Harden sales pitch to Bradley Beal revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/James-Harden-and-Bradley-Beal.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers rumors: James Harden sales pitch to Bradley Beal revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-17T08:33:53-07:00">July 17th, 8:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-17T08:33:53-07:00">July 17th, 8:33am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers have made some major upgrades to their team over the past few weeks. First, they were able to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/nba-rumors-clippers-norman-powell-john-collins-trade-bradley-beal-buzz">acquire John Collins in a three-team trade</a> with the Utah Jazz and Miami Heat. Unfortunately for them, they had to trade away Norman Powell, but they may have just signed his replacement recently.</p><p>After a buyout agreement with the Phoenix Suns, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/clippers-news-bradley-beal-officially-suns-buyout-sign-la">Bradley Beal decided to sign with the Clippers</a> on a two-year, $11 million contract. Beal had several options on the table, but what may have <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45758601/how-bradley-beal-phoenix-suns-finalized-their-contentious-divorce" rel="noopener">sealed the deal</a> for him to come to the Clippers was a pitch from James Harden, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.</p><p>“Harden sold Beal on the Clippers’ depth and talked about how he would work well with Powell, who had a career-best season playing alongside Harden after replacing Paul George in the starting lineup last season,” Windhorst wrote.</p><p>“He outlined how the Clippers had embraced and helped him pivot in his career after disappointing runs in Brooklyn and Philadelphia damaged his reputation,” Windhorst continued. “Beal, coming off a disappointing run in Phoenix that had similarly stunted his value across the league, could relate.”</p><p>It was a good pitch from Harden, and Beal will be able to fit in just fine with the Clippers.</p><h2><b>Clippers add to roster with signing of Bradley Beal</b></h2><p>After a few weeks, it felt inevitable that the Suns and Beal would come to a buyout agreement. They did, and Beal had several teams that were interested. In the end, the Clippers had the best pitch and maybe the best chance for him to win. The past two seasons have not been the best for Beal, as the Suns had trouble finding consistent success, and roles seemed to be confusing as well. Last season, Beal found himself starting at first, and then he eventually had to come off the bench.</p><p>With the Clippers, it’s safe to know that Beal will be the starter in the backcourt alongside Harden, and they could play off of each other well. Beal should still be considered a person who can go get a bucket at any time, and the Clippers will put him in the best position to do so.</p><p>The one thing that many will keep an eye on is if he can stay healthy, as the past two years haven’t been the best on that front for him. If he can give the Clippers 60+ games, he can prove to be a huge addition to the team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-joel-embiid-heartbreaking-james-harden-revelation');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers news: Joel Embiid drops heartbreaking James Harden revelation ‘no one knows’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/James-Harden-and-Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>76ers news: Joel Embiid drops heartbreaking James Harden revelation ‘no one knows’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-16T10:39:48-07:00">July 16th, 10:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-16T10:39:48-07:00">July 16th, 10:39am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>James Harden left the Philadelphia 76ers after the 2022-23 season in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. During his time in Philly, it appeared that he and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-joel-embiid-doubles-down-on-shoving-columnist-late-brother">Joel Embiid developed a strong bond</a>, as the duo was often seen laughing and telling jokes while playing extremely well together. However, Embiid’s recent comments about the 35-year-old guard reveal that their relationship has stagnated ever since Harden was traded to Los Angeles.</p><p>In an interview with ESPN’s Dotun Akintoye, the 76ers’ superstar fielded numerous questions as he works his way back from injury. Joel Embiid, who is 31 years old, admitted that Harden <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45747447/joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers-star-sees-you" rel="noopener">has not spoken to him</a> since the trade. The former MVP Award winner claims that it is one of the reasons he doesn’t like being a superstar, as other players tend to blame him for things that are outside of his control.</p><p>“No one knows this, but even James [Harden] is not talking to me,” said Joel Embiid. “That’s the part I don’t like about being ‘that guy,’ because it puts you in the middle of those situations. Because if you ask James, he probably believes I had something to do with him not being here.</p><p>“And I’m just like, ‘I won the scoring title. You won the assists title. We had a pick-and-roll that was unstoppable.’ It hurts when you feel like you haven’t done anything wrong. When you think you have a relationship like that with somebody … you lose a lot.”</p><p>When discussing James Harden, Joel Embiid admits he thinks the 76ers gave up on what the team had a bit too quickly. After Philly suffered a 112-88 Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the 2023 playoffs, the front office blew up the roster and shipped Harden to the Clippers. It appears that Embiid would rather have seen the organization tweak the lineup and keep the 11-time All-Star on the roster.</p><p>“I kept going back to it, the continuity,” Joel Embiid says. “When you feel like you have something, instead of building up on it, you just start over. And that’s been like that every single year.”</p><p>With JV Edgecombe coming in as a rookie and Tyrese Maxey agreeing to a five-year deal worth over $203 million, perhaps the seven-time All-Star can flourish with them and rebuild a new chemistry that brings more success. 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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-bradley-beals-wife-james-harden-wedding-invite');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bradley Beal’s wife seemingly reposts James Harden wedding invite');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Beal-and-Harden.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Bradley Beal’s wife seemingly reposts James Harden wedding invite</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-08T09:25:50-07:00">July 8th, 9:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-08T09:25:50-07:00">July 8th, 9:25am</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Bradley Beal’s wife Kamiah Adams recently reposted what seemed to be a picture of an invitation to James Harden and Paije Speights’ wedding. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-hardens-reaction-fans-championship-request">The Los Angeles Clippers star and Speights</a> have been in a relationship since early 2024, but no confirmation of an engagement or a wedding has yet been made official.</p><p>However, on her Instagram story, Adams reposted Paije’s earlier story of what is yet to be confirmed is a wedding invitation. Speights’ initial story was accompanied by a caption via which <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/kamiahadams/3671582464383746754/?hl=en" rel="noopener">she expressed her excitement for Adams’ possible attendance.</a></p><p>“Soo excited for you @kamiahadams 😍❤️,” she wrote. Adams proceeded to repost the same image with three heart emojis.</p><p>If the Clippers star is nearing his wedding day, no official confirmation or suggestion has yet been made. Speights, a fashion designer, was previously in a relationship with Mario Chalmers, with whom she shares a son. While she regularly features on Harden’s social media and the two have been dating since at least June 2024, there is no other indication that the two are planning to get married.</p><h2><b>Bradley Beal may soon become James Harden’s teammate</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bradley-Beal.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Instagram exchange comes after Beal has consistently been linked to the Clippers following rumors of a potential buyout with the Phoenix Suns. The 32-year-old had a ‘no-trade’ clause in his contract which was understood to have made it impossible for the Suns to offload him.</p><p>Beal has a veto on his potential destinations if the Suns decide to trade him. With Phoenix attempting to kickstart another rebuild, they still find themselves with their hands tied and remain over the second apron. As a result, negotiating a buyout on a contract which stipulates over $50 million for the 2025-26 season remains the Suns’ priority.</p><p>When and if that happens, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-makes-more-sense-bradley-beal-than-lakers">the Clippers remain the favorites for the three-time All-Star’s signature</a>. This means that Beal may also become Harden’s teammate in the future, and not just a potential wedding attendee.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
22.8	5.8	8.7	0.7	1.5

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