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Inglewood, California — The LA Clippers and protector james harden “We are working to see if the two sides can reach a deal by Thursday’s NBA trade deadline,” sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday night.
cleveland cavaliers Charania is among the teams expressing serious interest in Harden, sources tell him.
Harden, 36, has veto power over any trade because he is technically only under contract for this season. The second year of the two-year, $81.5 million deal he agreed to this past offseason is a player option that is not fully guaranteed.
Harden was ruled out for Sunday’s game at Phoenix and Monday’s home game against philadelphia 76ers According to the team, due to personal reasons. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said before Monday’s game that Harden was at his home in Phoenix.
Harden has helped bring the Clippers back into contention for a play-in spot after a disappointing 6-21 start to the season. He recently told ESPN that he feels “blessed” to be playing in his hometown of Los Angeles and that he is confident the Clippers can “come fully back” from their poor start to the season.
The Clippers are Harden’s fifth team during his tenure Oklahoma City, houston, brooklyn And Philadelphia. LA acquires Harden from 76ers in 2023 to pair with superstars kawhi leonard And paul george.
George left for Philadelphia as a free agent in the summer of 2024 and was recently 25 games suspended For violating the NBA’s drug policy.
Harden recently passed Shaquille O’Neal for ninth place in the NBA all-time scoring list.
