James Harden Trivia | 36 facts about the basketball player

James Harden is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the basketball player.

1. His full name is James Edward Harden Jr.
2. He was born in August 26, 1989
3. He is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
4. Harden is widely regarded as one of the greatest scorers and shooting guards in NBA history
5. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils
6. There he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009
7. Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder
8. In 2012, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Thunder and helped the team reach the NBA Finals
9. They lost to the Miami Heat in five games
10. With the failure of the Oklahoma City Thunder to offer him a max contract, he refused their contract extension offer when it was substantially under the max
11. The Thunder subsequently traded him to the Houston Rockets before the 2012–13 season
12. In his first season with the team he set or matched several team records and was named to his first All-NBA Team (a third-team selection)
13. As well as his first NBA All-Star tea
14. Over the next seven and a half seasons with the team he would lead the league in scoring three times and assists once
15. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 201
16. During his time in Houston, he was named to eight consecutive NBA All-Star teams and earned All-NBA Team honors seven times, including six first-team selections
17. In the beginning of the 2020–21 season, Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team trade. With the Nets
18. He was named to his ninth and tenth consecutive All-Star games while going back to playing point guard
19. In October 2021, Harden was honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team
20. In 2023, Harden led the league in assists for the second time in his career
21. He has never missed the playoffs in his career
22. Harden is a two-time member of the United States national team
23. Winning gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIBA World Cup
24. Harden is the youngest of three children
25. Before his birth, after that of his older sister, their mother suffered a string of miscarriages
26. Harden is a Christian
27. He has talked about his faith, saying, “I just want to thank God for everything he has done in my life”
28. Harden started growing his trademark beard in 2009 after being too lazy to shave
29. His beard has appeared in songs and T-shirts, and it earned him an endorsement and a unique candy with Trolli’s where a depiction of his face and beard was shown on each gummy
30. On August 3, 2015, the sports apparel company Adidas submitted an endorsement deal to Harden worth $200 million over the next 13 years
31. On July 18, 2019, Harden became a part owner in Houston’s professional soccer teams; the Houston Dynamo of MLS and the Houston Dash of NWSL
32. Harden explained his decision by saying “Houston is my home now, and I saw this as a way to invest in my city and expand my business interests at the same time”
33. As well as “This is my city and I’m here to stay”
34. On October 4, 2019, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey issued a tweet that supported the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.
35. Morey’s tweet resulted in the Chinese Basketball Association’s suspension of its relationship with the Houston Rockets
36. Harden later apologized to China, saying, “We apologize. We love China”