James Harden says "it's pretty simple for me" to become a scorer when picking up the slack for Kawhi Leonard, who is out again in Game 5 vs. Mavericks.

James Harden and Kawhi Leonard (Photo by Matthew Hinton/Imagn Images) When the Denver Nuggets faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers, little did anybody knew what was coming. With Nikola Jokic ...

LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) and guard James Harden (1) talk during their game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the second half at Crypto.com Arena.

The LA Clippers have been eagerly awaiting the return of Kawhi Leonard, but the team has stayed afloat with a 15-12 record in this absence. Leading that charge has been their star guard James Harden.

In his postgame availability, James Harden called out Leonard's critics who dwell on the "negative." Asked if Leonard gets enough appreciation for working his way back from injury, Harden said no.

But on Monday, Harden looked like an All-World defender for once. It was almost like he morphed into his teammate, Kawhi Leonard, to lock up Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs all by himself.

With the Clippers locking up Kawhi Leonard long-term, and already talking about doing the same for Paul George, what are James Harden's prospects of staying with the team?

Kawhi Leonard says “for the most part everybody is coming back” when he was asked about his conversations with Paul George and James Harden regarding their futures. – 1:15 AM ...

It's unclear why Harden did this.I almost assume that there has to be something else going on here, because if not, then James Harden just flat out tried to block a jumper by one of his own ...

What I’m hearing about James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers’ offseason By Law Murray July 18, 2023Updated Aug. 22, 2023 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — With just under five minutes left to play in the third quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, LA Clippers guard James Harden had the reeling Trail ...

Kawhi Leonard had 34 points and seven assists, James Harden scored 26 and the Clippers overcame a big game by De’Aaron Fox to beat the Sacramento Kings, 131-117, on Wednesday night.