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James Harden Biography

James Harden

Facts of James Harden

Date of Birth: 1989 , August-26
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 5 Inch
Name James Harden
Birth Name James Edward Harden Jr
Father James Edward
Mother Monja Harden
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Los Angeles
Ethnicity White
Profession Basketball player
Net Worth $15 million
Affair with Khloe Kardashian
Education Artesia High School, Arizona State University

Quick Timeline of James Harden

1989 Born in United States
2015 Began dating Khloe Kardashian
2012 Olympic gold medal
2015 Awarded by MVP Award
2009 Selected for NBA Draft
2012 Traded to the Houston Rockets
2015 Deal with Adidas
2009 His trademark Beard

Detail Timeline of James Harden

August 26 , 1989

Born in United States

He was born on August 26, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, United States to parents Monja Willis and James Harden Sr. His father was in Navy at the time of his birth. He has two siblings. He is a Christian and is of African American ethnicity.

2015

Began dating Khloe Kardashian

He began his love affair with Khloe Kardashian and that was in 2015. She called off their relationship within a few month of their affair. She dumped him by called off her divorce with her husband, Lamar Odom.

2012

Olympic gold medal

He is a wonderful player. He was the member of United States national team. His team won the prestigious Olympic gold medal and that was in year 2012. His team also won   2014 FIBA World Cup.

2015

Awarded by MVP Award

He was awarded by MVP Award which was the first National Basketball Players Association award and that was in 2015. He was voted by his peers in the category as the league's most valuable player for that award.

2009

Selected for NBA Draft

He was selected for NBA Draft to play for Oklahoma City and that was in 2009. This made him the first player to be drafted by the franchise as the Oklahoma City Thunder. He got the honor of being NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

2012

Traded to the Houston Rockets

He was traded to the Houston Rockets and that was in 2012. He signed a contract extension with the Houston Rockets for five years’ worth $80 million and that was in October 2012. He is still plays for that team.

August 3 , 2015

Deal with Adidas

He is very popular of being professional basketball player. He made an endorsement deal with largest sportswear company, Adidas and that was on 3 august 2015.  That deal was of 200 million dollars and for the next thirteen years.

2009

His trademark Beard

He began growing his beard since 2009 because he is too lazy to shave it. Now his that beard is his trademark beard and became so famous that it has appeared on t-shirts and in songs too.

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He began his love affair with Khloe Kardashian in 2015. She called off their relationship within a few months of their affair. She dumped him by calling off her divorce with her husband, Lamar Odom. Besides this, there is no more information about his love affairs and girlfriends. His height is six feet and five inches and talking about his nationality he is American. He began his career at a very young age.

He attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California, where he led Artesia to the California state title two times. He was named a McDonald's All-American and also earned second-team Parade All-American honors. He was selected for the NBA draft to play for Oklahoma City in 2009. He is considered one of the most versatile and dangerous scorers in the NBA. He had an endorsement deal with sportswear company, Adidas, worth $200 million over the next 13 years and that was on 3 august 2015. His salary is 16.78 million USD and his net worth is 50 million dollars.