James Harden

James Harden splits opinion like few players of his generation, and that is exactly why I find him compelling. The step-back three and the drawn fouls turned the rulebook's gray areas into a personal art form; purists hated it while he piled up scoring numbers nobody could ignore. His arc from Sixth Man of the Year in 2012 to MVP in 2018 is one of the league's great self-made stories. Yes, the team-hopping and the exits were messy, but I respect a player who knows his worth and acts on it. When historians rank shooting guards, the beard will be in the conversation.

Name (English)

James Harden

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・ハーデン

Reading

じぇーむず・はーでん

Born

August 26, 1989 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Artesia High School

University

Arizona State University

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
• 2012 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
• 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player Award

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jdiddy12/
• Xhttps://x.com/JHarden13
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3

Tags

• California
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-11

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