The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves; teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.
NBA All-Stars have all been revealed, and as is the case every year, there are some glaring absences. Each member of the two teams has earned their
NBA All-Star starters already announced last week, the seven reserves for each conference were revealed on Thursday night. Reminder, this year's All-Star Game is not a traditional format. It's four teams of eight (24 All-Stars split evenly and the winning team of the Rising Stars game) playing basically a bracketed tournament.
Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) Anthony Davis (Lakers) Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) James Harden (Clippers) Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies) Alperen Sengun (Rockets) Jalen Williams (Thunder)
In Sunday’s 116-102 victory over the Lakers, Harden passed Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson (26,710 points) for 14th on the career scoring list. Harden finished the game with 21 points (9-for-16 shooting), four rebounds and 12 assists. He now could pass Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) by season’s end.
Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers had high hopes for James Harden and another teammate to be selected for the NBA All-Star game.
The Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and the Rockets' Alperen Sengun were among six first-timers named to the NBA All-Star Game on Thursday, when the league announced the reserves.
Former NBA player Blake Griffin still recognizes the greatness of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and James Harden, but he sees a “shift” in power in the league. The youths have arrived and taking over.
Los Angeles Clippers' star James Harden was named to the NBA All-Star Team for the 11th time in his NBA career on Thursday night.
The NBA has released the list of reserves for the Western Conference in the upcoming All-Star game. The starters were revealed a week ago and now the group that will join them in San Francisco has been revealed. The news was reported on social media.
The league is as rich with talent as it has ever been. Someone was bound to get snubbed. But one stands out above the rest.