James Harden biography: 13 things about NBA player born in Los Angeles, California

James Edward Harden Jr. is an American professional basketball player born in Los Angeles, California, United States to James Harden Sr. and Monja Willis. Currently, he is playing for the National Basketball Association team Philadelphia 76ers, which is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Before James Jr. became an NBA player, he played basketball at Artesia High School in Lakewood, California and at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, USA. He is the youngest of three children.

James Jr. is 6’5″ tall. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 2007 to 2009, he attended Arizona State University.
2. From 2009 to 2012, he was an Oklahoma City Thunder player. He is the 2009 Pac-10 Player of the Year.
3. From 2012 to 2021, he was a Houston Rockets player. He is the 2012 NBA Sixth Man of the Year and was a member of the U.S. team that won men’s basketball in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England.
4. He was a member of the U.S. team that won men’s basketball in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
5. From 2015 to 2018, he dated Khloe Kardashian. On August 3, 2015, Adidas submitted to him an endorsement deal to worth $200 million over the next 13 years.
6. On July 9, 2016, he signed a four-year contract extension with the Houston Rockets for around $118.1 million.
7. On July 8, 2017, he signed a four-year contract extension with the Houston Rockets for around $160 million.
8. He is the 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player.
9. On July 18, 2019, he became a part owner in the Major League Soccer team Houston Dynamo and the National Women’s Soccer League‘s Houston Dash, which are based in Houston, Texas, USA.
10. On January 14, 2021, he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets.
11. On February 10, 2022, the Brooklyn Nets traded him and Paul Millsap to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round selections.
12. On July 27, 2022, he signed again with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year deal worth $68.6 million, which includes a player option for the 2023-2024 NBA season.
13. He was 33 years old when he gifted game shoes on May 7, 2023 at Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia in to Yukai “John” Hao, then 20, who was paralyzed after surviving the mass shooting at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, USA on February 13, 2023.