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James Harden had the city of Philadelphia excited for last Friday's road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After getting traded weeks ago, Harden.

"It was great," he said in regards to the turnout. For Harden, he stood out once again on Wednesday. In 36 minutes, Harden shot 8-13 from the field and collected 26 points. Any time he gets an opportunity to show his appreciation to the Sixers faithful, he does. I just want to do whatever it takes to get the win." On Wednesday, the Sixers were set to host the Knicks for the final time this season in what became Harden's South Philly debut. Sure enough, Harden took the court with his Sixers teammates for the first time last Friday night.

The Sixers have been searching for somebody to fill the role vacated by Andre Drummond, who was a late inclusion in the blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn ...

Jordan was also briefly a teammate of Sixers forward Tobias Harris while both players were with the Clippers. But his production has steadily dropped off in recent seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Lakers. He also led the NBA in field-goal percentage five consecutive seasons from 2012-17, ranked first in the league in rebounding two consecutive seasons from 2013-15 and was an All-Star from 2016-17.

Harden, who has hit the ground running in Philly, could complete yet another feat on Friday. He will sit three shots behind Miller entering Friday's game ...

Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets on Oct. 27, 2012, and turned into a high-scoring, perennial All-NBA selection. The Eastern Conference’s third-place Sixers will look to beat the fifth-place Cavs (36-26) for the second time is as many meetings this season. So after getting off to a 3-0 start with Harden, things are about to get tougher. Clearly no one thought he was the offensive player that he turned into when he went to Houston. Harden racked up accolades in Houston, including the 2018 MVP, three scoring titles, six All-NBA first-team selections and eight All-Star appearances. Harden has played in three games since being acquired from the Brooklyn Nets in a trade on Feb. 10. “So in some ways, he got a late start on it. He made five three-pointers in his Sixers debut against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Then Harden had three three-pointers against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday before making two against the Knicks in Wednesday’s home debut. “I think No. 1 is definitely going to be hard to catch. “[Third] all-time in NBA history, that’s definitely a huge accomplishment,” Harden said. And I’ll do whatever it takes to try to catch Steph. [It’s] going to be] difficult, man.” Curry overtook Hall of Famer Ray Allen (2,973) for the lead on Dec. 14.

The Philadelphia 76ers plan to sign former Los Angeles Lakers center DeAndre Jordan for the rest of the season, a source confirms to Sports Illustrated on.

We had the need for more point guard and shooting that we were able to pick up with DJ Augustin." As expected, Jordan reached a contract buyout with the Pistons a few days later. Unfortunately, his stint in Los Angeles will go down as a forgettable one.

James Harden has taken on a "very vocal" role with the Sixers and wants to see the ever-rising Tyrese Maxey play with consistent aggression. By Noah Levick.

“We need him to be aggressive a lot of times in the game,” Harden said. “I’m very vocal, try to do my best as far as being a leader by example on the court. I’ve got to help these guys out and we’ve got to help these guys out as a team as much as possible.” “He shows up — it doesn’t matter whether it’s a back-to-back or not — he’s going to show up the next day at 8 in the morning. Just survey the room, see who’s in it, see what you have and try your best to fit in or, for me, be the best James Harden I can be in every aspect.” He knocked down step-back three-pointers, unleashed his unique speed and enabled the Sixers to avoid catastrophe in the non-Embiid minutes.

PHILADELPHIA–James Harden came to the Philadelphia 76ers with extremely high expectations. The Sixers were already contenders before Harden, ...

Eventually, something will be brought up to try and tear them apart a bit, and when that time comes, Rivers and Harden will have to handle that. When you have a group of guys that want to be coached that there’s great cooperation from players to coaches, you have a really excellent chance of winning. He wants to talk about the game. This is a claim that he has denied since joining Philadelphia, but it is still a reputation that he carried with him. So far, Harden has focused on the team aspect. PHILADELPHIA–James Harden came to the Philadelphia 76ers with extremely high expectations.