All-Star point guard James Harden didn’t address the media after the LA Clippers’ Game 7 loss to the Denver Nuggets. That wasn’t a total surprise.

Harden had notable performances during the season, finishing his 2024-25 campaign with 22.8 points, 8.7 assists, and 5.8 rebounds, but the Clippers failed to make a deep postseason run.

Another season ended in disappointment for James Harden and the Clippers Saturday night in a blowout Game 7 loss to the Nuggets, and the 11-time All-Star went quietly into the night.

Largely playing without Leonard, who was limited to 37 games due to a knee injury, Harden averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game as the Clippers’ primary offensive engine.

"The James Harden [highlights] are cool and all, but we really need to be teaching kids how to pass and catch," Rebecca Lobo, the Connecticut women's basketball legend, pointed out in 2019. "And pass.

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