NBA News: VIDEO Of Nets' James Harden And Lil Baby Stopped By Police In Paris

James Harden and rapper Lil Baby were stopped by police in Paris.

James Harden was stopped by police with rapper Lil Baby in Paris on Thursday; according to ESPN, Harden was not arrested and not taken into custody.

The Tweet from ESPN's SportsCenter can be seen embedded below.

James Harden, in Paris for Fashion Week, was seen on a video with French police Thursday afternoon, but sources told ESPN that Harden was not arrested and was never taken into custody.https://t.co/WDPT49WAXl

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 8, 2021

The article on ESPN can be read here.

The video of them being stopped by police can be seen below in a Tweet.

Bravo à la police française 🤦🏾‍♂️ des incompétents… même pas capable de reconnaître James HARDEN pic.twitter.com/YLAeBFdaXk

— cateregardeap (@TiSoldier971) July 8, 2021

While Harden was let go, it's been reported that Lil Baby was arrested h/t HOT 97, who cited the report in the French newspaper Le Parisien which can be read here.

Both Lil Baby and James Harden was stopped by police in Paris. James was let go while Baby was arrested for transporting narcotics..

More details here ⤵️ https://t.co/QChwjsQzM8

— HOT 97 (@HOT97) July 8, 2021

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