One of the most decorated recruits in Arizona State basketball history, Harden immediately helped turn around a program that sunk to an 8-22 record in 2006-07. Harden led Artesia to back-to-back state championships, and was named a McDonald's All-American in 2007. However, he immediately impressed his coaches with his game instincts, and after sprouting a few inches, he became one of the top players in the nation. James Sr., a former Navy seaman, was mostly absent from his life, leading to Harden and his two siblings being raised by their mom, Monja Willis, in the notorious neighborhood of Compton.īy the time he first tried out for the boys' basketball team at Artesia High School in nearby Lakewood, Harden stood a relatively modest 6'1" and was hampered by bouts of asthma. was born on August 26, 1989, in Los Angeles, California. Harden has since emerged as a perennial MVP candidate, thanks in part to the sort of play that produced a record-setting 60-point triple-double in January 2018. 3 pick in the 2009 NBA draft, he began his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, before a stunning trade to the Houston Rockets in 2012. Basketball star James Harden is known as much for his prominent beard as he is for his stellar play.
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