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James Harden’s Downgraded Injury Status for Clippers-Thunder

The LA Clippers have provided an injury status update for James Harden against the OKC Thunder.

Liam Willerup

Dec 30, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; LA Clippers guard James Harden (1) looks on against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at Smoothie King Center.
Dec 30, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; LA Clippers guard James Harden (1) looks on against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at Smoothie King Center. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
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With Kawhi Leonard set to miss a significant amount of time to start the season, many figures in the media immediately wrote off the LA Clippers as a serious team in the Western Conference. Factor in the loss of Paul George, the Clippers started the season relying on an aging James Harden and what appeared to be a committee of role players.

Flash forward to today, this Clippers roster still doesn't have Leonard back, and they are set to face off against the first-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in a matchup of the first and sixth seeds in the Western Conference. Along with Norman Powell's rise to an All-Star caliber player and Ivica Zubac's two-way consistency, the Clippers are where they are due to Harden's all-around efforts.

James Harden
Dec 30, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; LA Clippers guard James Harden (1) passes the ball against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half at Smoothie King Center. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Unfortunately for the Clippers, they could be in jeopardy of missing him for Tuesday night's contest.

Harden was recently downgraded for this game to questionable with a right groin soreness injury. In his age 35 season, Harden has missed just one contest this year, where the Clippers were defeated by the Houston Rockets on December 8th.

If Harden is able to go, he'll get the chance to matchup against his former team for the 38th time in his career. Up to this point, he's averaged 26.2 points, 7.8 assists, and 6.6 rebounds in 37 career games against the team he was drafted to third overall in 2009.

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A 2024 graduate of the University of Miami, Liam spent several years covering the University’s football and basketball teams. An avid basketball fan, you can find Liam on X @theleftyliam where he’s constantly sharing his thoughtsg

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