James Harden is a professional American basketball player who plays for the NBA Houston Rockets. Gained popularity thanks to outstanding performances for the Houston Rockets and the famous beard, which emphasizes the famous image of the player.
Consider the biography of professional basketball player James Harden.
Childhood
James was born on August 26, 1989 in the city of Los Angeles. During training at the California school of Artesia, the guy showed outstanding results for a novice basketball player. During the match, James scored up to 20 points, speaking in the position of an attacking defender.
In 2007, the guy went to Arizona State College. Speaking for two years for the local team, James spent 70 matches, gaining an average of up to 20 points per match.
Career
After two years at college, James got out for a draft. He took third place in the draft, the guy selected “Oklahoma”, in which the American basketball player spent three seasons. James signed his first professional contract in mid-July of that year. During his performance at Oklahoma, James was recognized as the sixth league basketball player.
After three seasons at Oklahoma, the basketball player refused to renew the existing contract. As a result, James moved to the Houston Rockets, where he plays to this day. In the first season with James, the "rockets" went into the playoff round. In Houston, a basketball player plays as a point guard and is a key player in the team.
With a slight growth for basketball at 196 centimeters, James has shown an outstanding game throughout his professional career.
The American basketball player constantly gets into the team of NBA stars.
Statistics
In the season ended, James scored an average of 28.2 points per game, spending on the court an average of 36.5 minutes. James also does not forget about the defense, gaining 2.2 interceptions and making 0.6 blocks per game.
Achievements and rewards
In 2012, James won gold at the Summer Olympics in London and gold at the Spanish World Cup. In 2018, an American basketball player received the award of the most valuable NBA player.
To date, James Harden is one of the highest paid NBA players. The player’s salary is almost $ 30 million.
Personal life
In life, James professes Christianity and supports his own religious beliefs. After college, James began to change his image, which is why he grew a long beard that has not been shaved to this day. It is the beard - the card of the player. The famous beard was constantly mentioned in American songs, as well as creating prints for fashionable clothes. James also received the nickname Beard.