James Harden Biography

James Harden originally James Edward Harden Jr. was born in Bellflower, California, the United States on 26th August 1989. James Harden is an American expert basketball player who as of now plays for the ‘Houston Rockets.’ The ‘National Basketball Association’ (NBA) third seed began his expert profession with the ‘Oklahoma City Thunder‘ in 2009, preceding he was marked by the ‘Rockets’ in 2012.

James is known for his perfect aptitudes and his capacity to score high focuses that frequently help his group win essential matches. His excellent abilities and commitment toward the game have earned him different awards, for example, the ‘NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP)‘ and the ‘(PAC) Player of the Year.’

James Harden has likewise been a piece of the ‘All-NBA Team’ and the ‘NBA All-Star’ group. James’ facial hair has inspired his fans everywhere throughout the world and has turned into his trademark. He ended up popular for his whiskers in 2009 and has not shaved it since. He got a nickname- “The Beard,” and his facial hair frequently shows up in different melodies and on T-shirts.

James is additionally the first ‘NBA’ player to score 60 points while scoring a triple-twofold. He accomplished the accomplishment in 2018 and broke the past record of 57 made by Calvin Murphy. He likewise played for the national group at the 2012 ‘Olympics,’ where the group won the gold, and at the 2014 ‘FIBA Basketball World Cup.’ He, for the most part, plays at the shooting watch position.

FAQs

James Harden Age

29 years old (as of 2019)

James Harden Height

6 feet 5 inch

Quick Facts

Birth Date	26^th August 1989
Nickname	James
Birth Place	Bellflower, California, United States
Zodiac	Virgo
Profession	Professional Basketball Player
Active Year	2009-present
Marital Status	Not Married
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	African-American
Religion	Not Specified
Height	6 feet 5 inch
Weight	100 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

James Harden Early Life

James Edward Harden Jr. was imagined on August 26, 1989, in Bellflower, California, to Monja Wills and James Harden Sr. His father was in the ‘US Navy’ at the period of the first experience with the world, and his mother filled in as a director with ‘AT&T’ in Pasadena.

James’ father put a lot of vitality in jail given his medical issues. James thusly bound himself from his father and still won’t use “Jr.” as an element of his name. James consumed a substantial bit of his underlying life in the ‘Rancho Dominguez’ section of Compton.

He had two kinfolks: a stepbrother named Akili Roberson and a sister named Arnique Jelks. James went to the ‘Artesia High School’ in Lakewood, California. He by then joined ‘Arizona State’ and played for them.

James Harden Career

James started getting it done while in school and continued through school before he transformed into a specialist. He drove ‘Artesia‘ to 28– 5 in his sophomore year. In his lesser year, he drove ‘Artesia’ to the California state title, with a record of 33– 1, and after that 33– 2 in the most recent year, with the tag of state champions perfect.

He was named a ‘March’s All-American‘ and besides earned his place on the second gathering of ‘March All-American.’ He moreover helped his ‘AAU‘ gathering, ‘Pump N-Run Elite,’ win the 2006 ‘Las Vegas Adidas Super 64 Championship.’

However, his first year at ‘Arizona State‘ was not really a dream. His gathering, the ‘Sun Devils,’ was seen as one of the weakest gatherings in the ‘Pac-10.’ With go-to sophomore individual Derek Glasser and junior forward Ty Pendergraph, James drove his gathering to a 9– 9 gathering record by achieving a general score of 21– 13 and tied for the fifth spot in the ‘Pac-10.’

The ‘Sun Devils‘ missed the 2008 ‘NCAA Tournament‘ yet played in the ‘National Invitation Tournament‘ (NIT) rather, winning twice, before the ‘Florida Gators‘ squashed them. James was made the bit of the principal gathering of ‘All-Pac-10‘ and was in like manner named to the get-together all-green bean gathering.

He was also named to the primary gathering of ‘All-District’ by the ‘National Association of Basketball Coaches‘ (NABC) and the ‘US Basketball Writers Association‘ (USBWA). He is like manner scored an occupation high 40 out of a 88– 58 triumph over ‘UTEP‘ amid his sophomore year.

In 2009, James was named to the ‘All-Pac 10 Tournament Team‘ and was moreover named the ‘Pacific-10 Conference’s Player of the Year.’ He was named an agreement ‘All-American‘ and was considered for the 2009 ‘NBA Draft‘ after the completion of the period.

Harden was picked as third all around by the ‘Oklahoma City Thunder‘ for the 2009 ‘NBA Draft‘ amid the 2009– 2010 season. Set transformed into the fourth-most raised 3-point rate scorer more youthful than 21 for ‘NBA.’ He scored a season-high 26 against the ‘Golden State Warriors‘ in 2009 and was named to the ‘NBA-All-Rookie‘ second gathering.

By 2011– 2012, he had transformed into an indispensable bit of the gathering, with a season-high score of 40 against the ‘Phoenix Suns.’ He is like manner won the ‘NBA Sixth Man of the Year‘ allow. He helped the ‘Thunder’ go to the ‘NBA Finals,’ where the ‘Miami Heat vanquished them.’

In 2012, Harden denoted an understanding extension for $80 million with the ‘Houston Rockets,’ which was the delayed consequence of the disappointment of Harden and the ‘Thunder‘ to accomplish a persuading game plan.

During the period, he passed on vital experiences, averaging 25.9 centers, 4.9 ricochets back, and 5.8 makes a difference. His experiences made him the fifth player in the verifiable setting of ‘NBA‘ to accomplish 2,000 out of a lone campaign.

He joined the class of Gilbert Arenas, Kobe Bryant, and Jerry Stackhouse, to transform into the fourth player to record something close to 600 free hurls and hit somewhere around 150 3-pointers in a solitary season. He was in like manner named to the 2012– 2013 ‘All-NBA Third Team, which indicated his calling’s first ‘All-NBA Team‘ assurance. In the 2013– 2014 season, he was picked as a put something aside for the 2014 ‘NBA All-Star Game.’

James was named to the ‘All-NBA First Team’ close to the completion of the period. Near the beginning of the 2014– 2015 season, Harden was a contender for the ‘MVP‘ regard and scored a calling high 50 against the ‘Denver Nuggets,’ trailed by 51 against the ‘Sacramento Kings,’ transforming into the first ‘NBA’ player ever to score two 50-point entertainments in a season.

With different triple-twofold scores in the season, he was again named to the ‘All-NBA First Team.’ He moreover made sense of how to empower his gathering to win their first division title since 1994 and transformed into the second seed in the ‘Western Conference.’

In the wake of scoring his fourteenth triple-twofold of the period against the ‘Philadelphia 76ers,’ Harden transformed into the principle player in ‘NBA’ history to have various 50-point triple-matches in a season. He finished the season with 22 triple-sets, transforming into the first ‘NBA’ player to finish a season with something like 2,000 (2,356), which included 900 bits of assistance (907) and 600 ricochets back (659).

In 2017, he denoted a four-year extension contract that gave him a six-year can anticipate around $228 million. This was the most unrestrained contract anytime set apart in the authentic setting of ‘NBA.’ The course of action will last till the 2022– 2023 season. He entered the season with an ordinary of 22.1 concentrations and 5.7 bits of assistance per redirection.

James scored a business high 56 out of a triumphant match against the ‘Utah Jazz,’ a point not as much as Calvin Murphy’s 57-point record in 1978. Notwithstanding his score of 50, his gathering’s 14-preoccupation arrangement of wins completed in a 122– 116 demolition by the ‘Los Angeles Lakers.’

However, Harden transformed into the essential player in the foundation’s history to score continuous 50 against the ‘Los Angeles Clippers.’ He encountered hamstring harm and missed seven diversions. The ‘Rockets‘ won 60 beguilements and finished at the essential position unprecedented for the authentic scenery of the foundation, with 65– 17.

James was furthermore part of the national gathering at the 2012 ‘Olympics,’ where the gathering won the gold honor. He was in a like manner part of the national gathering that won the 2014 ‘FIBA Basketball World Cup.’ He pulled back his name from the gathering before the 2016 ‘Olympics.’

Highlights and Achievements

James Harden is a six-time ‘NBA All-Star’ and a five-time ‘All-NBA Team’ honoree. He was named to the ‘NBA First Team‘ multiple times. He was named the ‘NBA MVP‘ in 2018. He was additionally cast a ballot as the ‘National Basketball Players Association’s ‘MVP’ for the 2014– 2015 and the 2017– 2018 seasons.

James Harden Relationships

James was in the news for being involved with Khloé Kardashian in the late spring of 2015. The couple separated the next year due to his obvious distress with the media consideration. He was recently reputed to be involved with rapper Trina, and ‘Instagram’ demonstrate Jessyka Janshel.