While Harden had a night to remember, NBA fans were met with devastating news earlier in the week. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving had suffered a torn ACL, ruling him out for the rest of the season.

James Harden sitting at fourth place on the all-time leaderboard for most 50-point games makes plenty of sense. He's been perhaps the NBA's most dangerous one-on-one scorer for more than a decade now.

The Dallas Mavericks received brutal news earlier in the week when it was announced that star guard Kyrie Irving had torn his ACL in his left knee. It's another notch in a long list of bad news for the Mavs and their fans since the calendar turned to 2025.

After coming close with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012, Harden’s career took a different path. His fallout with Daryl Morey ended his Houston tenure, and his move to the Brooklyn Nets was supposed to put him in title contention alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

Mike James is still confused as to why the Brooklyn Nets led by the "Big Three" couldn't win an NBA Championship.

James Harden registered the 24th 50-point night of his career on Wednesday as the LA Clippers outlasted the Detroit Pistons 123-115.

Harden and Durant have an especially storied past. Just a few days before the All-Star break, the Phoenix Suns forward joined the 30,000-point club, and Harden was one of the loudest voices singing his praises in the wake of that milestone.