James Harden had barely put the finishing touches on his best performance as a Brooklyn Net when he was asked about something greater.
His 30-14-15 triple-double in Monday’s win over San Antonio came with zero turnovers, making him the first player to put up such a stat line since 1977. But after the game, the bigger talking point concerned Wednesday night. That’s when Harden makes his first trip back to Houston, the city that played a huge part in the player he is today.
“Yeah, I’m excited,” Harden said. “Just to go back to Houston, where I had an unbelievable career there, and they showed me mad love and respect. I’m just excited to be playing in front of those fans. Yeah, I’m pretty excited.
‘Time there was great.
