The final image of Harden as a Rocket was truly alarming. It appeared the pregame “fat suit” under his warm-ups was back, as the 2018 MVP looked nothing like you expect from an NBA player in their prime, especially a guard. Harden was traded two days later and looked entirely different in a Nets uniform for many reasons.

When debating the best offense-generating players of all time, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has to be on that shortlist alongside modern players like James

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden, right, shoots over Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Los Angeles Clippers ...

James Harden passes Oscar Robertson for 14th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, adding another milestone to his Hall of Fame career. Here’s why his legacy keeps growing.

The Denver Nuggets (20-15) have a home matchup with James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers (20-16) at Ball Arena on Wednesday,. Game time is 9:00 PM ET.The Clippers enter this game on

Nuggets: Coach Michael Malone made a change from Tuesday night by starting former Clipper DeAndre Jordan in Jokic’s place and bringing Dario Saric off the bench. Jordan finished with a season-high 12 points and tied his season high with nine rebounds.

The Denver Nuggets without Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon defeated the Los Angeles Clippers . Jokic and Gordon missed the game due to illness and injury

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LA Clippers are 1.69 favorites on Betway with Denver Nuggets 2.13 odds underdogs. Over 228 is 1.926 on 1xBet which has under 228.5 at 1.855. Norman Powell to score over 21.5 is at 1.83 odds on Bet365 while Ivica Zubac is at 2.00 odds to score over 14.5 points. Read more here.

Denver is 2-3 without him this season. Norman Powell scored 30 points to finish with a 27.6 average in the Clippers' four games against the Nuggets. James Harden had 16 points and Ivica Zubac ...

Harden is in danger of missing the first leg of the Clippers' back-to-back Wednesday while continuing to deal with right groin soreness. With Norman Powell (back) and Kris Dunn (knee) also questionable,