Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The future Hall of Famer was the NBA’s 2017-18 MVP and a three-time MVP runner-up, and he appears poised for another Sign up for the Rockets Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morningFor the third and final time in the 2019-20 regular season, James Harden and the Houston Rockets will face off Thursday with the Los Angeles Lakers, who have clinched the No. He played college basketball for Arizona State, where he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. Harden clinched his 19,088th point in classic Harden fashion with his patented step-back three-pointer. Harden is now 39th on the all-time scoring list with 20,796 points.

James Harden Moves Up To 55th On All-time Scoring List, Passes Russell Westbrook Houston Rockets superstar James Harden scored a game-high 44 points during the Rockets' win over Indiana Pacers.

James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to those fouls, the eight-time All-Star and 2018 MVP has only played 34 and 33 minutes, respectively, in his last two games.Some of the whistles have been controversial, like the minimal contact in transition against Damian Lillard in Tuesday's... News: 15 hours ago Harden finished with 24 points (5-14 FG, 3-12 3Pt, 11-13 FT), seven boards, seven assists and six steals in 34 minutes of a 120-116 win against Milwaukee on Sunday. https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/03/james-harden-tops-david-robinson-to-become-nbas-top-lefty-scorer/ The Rockets superstar averages 38.7 points on 42.0 per cent shooting from the field. James Harden's 44-point game means that he is now the NBA's leading scorer. In reality, it's not yet clear if the matchup will feature its usual star power.Fellow All-Star guard Russell Westbrook is questionable for the Rockets with a bruised right quad, while key reserve...All-Star guard Russell Westbrook is listed on the official Houston Rockets injury report as questionable to play in Thursday's marquee game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a bruised right quad.It's unclear when Westbrook suffered the injury, but it might help explain his subpar showing in Tuesday's loss versus Portland.After scoring a team-high 31 points (on 47.6% shooting) in Sunday's statement victory over Milwaukee, Westbrook was limited to 15 points on 5-of-14 shooting (35.7%) versus Portland.Houston Rockets star James Harden has seen his share of controversial foul calls in three games since the NBA's restart at Disney World.Harden was whistled for five fouls in each of Houston's three games at the NBA "bubble," and he had four before halftime in Sunday's huge win over Milwaukee. 1 seed in the Western Conference.On paper, it should be an epic showdown at the NBA's Disney World "bubble" between a pair of expected NBA title contenders. That’s just the third time in over 30 years that a player has averaged at least 34 points. Last night, James Harden passed Jerry Stackhouse to become number 100 on the NBA’s All Time Scoring List. NBA news: James Harden thinks Houston Rockets will win the NBA title this seasonJames Harden cheekily salutes after draining 3-pointer during Rockets vs Clippers gameNBA: Pascal Siakam, James Harden named NBA Players of the WeekNBA: James Harden surpasses Allen Iverson for 5th-most 40-point gamesNBA: Watch James Harden drop 59 points in Rockets' win over WizardsLeBron James NBA's GOAT, not Michael Jordan: Allen Iverson makes controversial claimMagic vs Raptors live stream details: How to watch NBA live in India?Lakers vs Thunder live stream details; how to watch NBA live in USA and India Bihar Police's Sushant death probe team to return to Patna, handover case to CBI: IG PatnaCan The Ram Temple Lead To Real Secularism In India?Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India's cases cross 19-lakh mark; over 2 crore tests conductedSushant case LIVE updates: Republic accesses GOI notice for CBI to probe Bihar Police FIR (The other two were Harden’s 36.1 last season and Kobe Bryant’s 35.4 in 2005-06.