However, Perkins thinks that potential all went to waste after Harden lost focus in the 2012 NBA Finals, when the former admitted that The Beard had been distracted by strip clubs. "Russ and KD came to play.

Harden practiced Sunday with a sleeve on his left leg, a day after the Clippers had a film session and canceled a practice due to injuries.

Without star point guard and leading scorer James Harden, the Clippers turn the ball over 28 times and get dominated in the paint in a 122-101 defeat, their 10th loss in the past 11 games.

Kevin Durant sparked another all-time debate as he placed James Harden ahead of Dwyane Wade on the all-time shooting guard list. Speaking on the Unguarded podcast, Durant was asked a question: Who is the third-best shooting guard ever, behind Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant?

In a new postmortem report from ESPN's Ramona Shelburne about the end of Paul's time in L.A., we now also know very clearly which Clippers players stood with Paul amid all the turmoil. In a story somewhat framed around Paul's relationship and connection to Clippers franchise players James Harden and Kawhi Leonard,