{"id":110226,"date":"2024-12-02T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=110226"},"modified":"2024-12-02T06:53:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T11:53:23","slug":"james-harden-media-day-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/02\/james-harden-media-day-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"James Harden Fulfilling Media Day Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer, the Clippers lost Paul George<\/a> and Russell Westbrook<\/a>, leaving James Harden<\/a> and Kawhi Leonard<\/a> as the team leaders. Kawhi got hurt before the season even started, and everyone penciled the Clippers as a lottery team. Yet, Harden made a promise at Media Day, and so far, he is fulfilling<\/a> it.<\/p>\n

James Harden Fulfilling Media Day Promise<\/h2>\n

With a 13-9 record, the Clippers sit in the seventh spot in a crowded Western Conference. That is a spot nobody outside of the organization believed they will be before the season started.<\/p>\n

Harden, however, believed he can still carry a team to the playoffs. On Media Day, he talked how the team still has him and he can be a good-enough scorer to get them to the playoffs. Speaking about the Clippers\u2019 new-look offense, he said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to tell you one thing, it\u2019s going to involve a lot of me. Not just because I can create a shot and I can get guys involved. There\u2019s always going to be talk. There was talk when I was in Houston, and I was doing what I was doing, people saying you can\u2019t win like that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Beard suggested that the Clippers can be the Dallas of last season, when the team made the Finals<\/a>. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just saw a guy last season make the Finals playing the same exact way I played. Team\u2019s got to be constructed very well, and you got to have a little bit of luck.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Harden also talked how it will take a team effort for the Clippers to be good. He said,<\/p>\n

“As a leader, there’s been a lot of situations where we made people believe in us. So, I feel like this is an opportunity. We got a lot of guys in the locker room, so I’m excited for what we have. It’s going to be a team effort. You know, you got a lot of guys who can contribute. And I’m excited for Zu being better offensively and having more impact. Obviously, we know what Norm can do. And then we got a couple other guys.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n