Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden hit a major career milestone while playing against one of his former teams on Monday night. With his point production in the first half of the game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Harden eclipsed 28,000 career points.

The front office has failed Harden by putting this roster around him. Kawhi Leonard has failed Harden by not being able to stay healthy. And now Ty Lue is failing Harden by not finding ways to make things easier for the star point guard. The Clippers are wasting an elite James Harden season, and he has every right to be furious.

Five of Walsh's fouls sent Harden to the line, but he had three steals vs. the 2018 NBA MVP in the Celtics' 121-118 win over the Clippers.

The Los Angeles Clippers have been in the news a whole lot over the last few months. Do not expect that to change.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/clippers/onsi as Clippers Can't Afford to Put So Much on James Harden Every Night.

The Clippers relied on the 36-year-old Harden, who scored 9 points in the span of 19.8 seconds to give Los Angeles one more chance.

Against the Boston Celtics, Harden was in his bag of tricks when he dropped Payton Pritchard on a crossover move.

Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden hit the Celtics with a killer crossover on Sunday afternoon in a highlight play.

Harden, however, was forced to miss his first game of the season on Thursday as the Clippers suffered a 115-102 defeat against the Phoenix Suns. The 6-foot-5 guard was unable to suit up due to illness. Kawhi Leonard, who is nursing a right ankle sprain, sat out that game as well, which resulted in L.A. losing its fifth game of the season.

James Harden put in an impressive performance for the Los Angeles Clippers, making NBA and franchise history in the process.

The word “unc” gets tossed around a lot in the NBA, and James Harden’s girlfriend isn’t having it, as Clippers star, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Russell Westbrook all turned back the clock with vin