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John Wall Sets Rookie Challenge Record With 22 Assists, Wins Game MVP

By Brett PollakoffFeb 18th 2011 – 11:45PM

LOS ANGELES -- The 2011 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge started off slowly, with neither team displaying much energy and not too many thrills to be had early. But by the time it was over, Blake Griffin had some thunderous dunks and John Wall handed out a game-record 22 assists in leading the Rookies to a 148-140 win over the...

Kevin Durant: Chris Bosh a 'Fake Tough Guy'

By FanHouse StaffJan 31st 2011 – 3:45PM

It takes a lot to get Kevin Durant, one of the league's most mild-mannered superstars, riled up. But Chris Bosh knows the trick. As you can see in the video above, Durant and Bosh exchanged words in the first quarter on Sunday shortly after Durant's teammate, James Harden, drew a foul on Bosh. "He was telling (James)...

Kevin Durant Feels Blessed by Five-Year Contract Extension

By Chris TomassonJul 7th 2010 – 4:25PM

ORLANDO, Fla. -- It might have been the easiest negotiation in NBA history. Oklahoma City executives showed up at Kevin Durant's home at 11:01 p.m. CT June 30 (12:01 a.m. ET July 1), and offered the star forward a maximum deal. He accepted it on the spot. "It was a pretty easy contract,'' Durant said in an interview...

Orlando Summer League Begins Monday

By Tim PovtakJul 4th 2010 – 1:00PM

ORLANDO, Fla. -- It won't come with the glitz and the hype of Las Vegas -- that arrives July 9-18 -- but the AirTran Airways Pro Summer League in Orlando starting Monday will provide the first glimpse of NBA basketball this summer. The Bobcats, Jazz, Pacers, Magic, Celtics, Thunder, Nets and 76ers each have entered...

All the Pretty Rookies of the Year

By Bethlehem Shoals and Tom ZillerApr 30th 2010 – 12:15AM

What a year it was. Actually, it's not over yet. But this regular season was really one for the ages, due in no small part to all the totally awesome rookies we fell in love with. How often do you have three legit Rookie of the Year candidates, each of them putting up All-Star-ish numbers, each with their own rabid camp...

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WATCH: James Harden Gets Revenge Against Metta World Peace

May 17th 2012 - 10:57AM

Remember that vicious elbow that Metta World Peace delivered to the head of James Harden late in the regular season?

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Thunder Sweep Mavericks: Oklahoma City Rallies To Win Game 4 (VIDEO)

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 06th 2012 - 12:38AM

Down by 13 points with less than 10 minutes remaining, youthful Oklahoma City could have easily have been content knowing they could go home for a Game 5 still needing to win only one more game.

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NBA Suspends Metta World Peace

By Michael Klopman) Apr 24th 2012 - 08:45PM

Lakers forward Metta World Peace was suspended seven games by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing a vicious elbow at Oklahoma City's James Harden, meaning the Los Angeles starter likely will miss six playoff games.

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  • 06/01/12 Messy: Is There A Love Triangle Between Lil' Wayne,... Source: Crunk + Disorderly If the messy kids in the hallway are correct Oklahoma City Thunder star James Harden is taking no chances of Lil' Wayne staging a reunion with his rumored new boo, Trina.
  • 06/01/12 The Curious Case of Lil Wayne's Denial Source: Rhymes with Snitch Well for one Weezy just professed his undying love to his ex Trina, who happens to be dating Oklahoma City's star guard James Harden, and for two the OKC insist they turned Weezy away only because he didn't have a ticket to the game.
  • 06/01/12 "Homies Still" (f. Big Sean) Source: Prefix Magazine It opened with the release of "What Your Girl LIke," his collaboration with Chris Brown, then hit the gossip columns when his implication in a love triangle with James Harden and Trina raised questions about why he was blocked from entering last night's Thunder-Spurs game.
  • 06/01/12 DENIED!!! Did Weezy Get Kicked Out OKC Thunder Arena... Source: Bossip Did OKC baller James Harden get Wayne kicked out the Thunderdome for smashing his new boo thang Trina?
  • 06/01/12 Tone Set in Second Quarter Leads Thunder to Game 3 Win Source: NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder It was everything the Thunder has talked about it: defensive heat, active hands, sharing the ball, protecting the ball and just "playing better."

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James Edward Harden, Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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