LOS ANGELES — James Harden has fixed whatever ailed him.
That's just what you do as one of the best players in basketball…and when you're simply more determined than even your fellow superstars.
Harden's early-season slump—attributable mostly to the Houston Rockets' unsteady preseason with more players hurt than practicing together—was brought to a resounding close with 43 and 46 points on consecutive nights, both Rockets victories.
The latter came Saturday against the Clippers, back home in Los Angeles. Because Harden went to Arizona State, many don't realize he's an L.A. kid, and Staples Center is where he idolized Kobe Bryant growing up.
The Staples Center is also the place where Harden's whirlwind offseason took a meaningful turn on June 8, when he and Khloe Kardashian connected at Kanye West's birthday basketball game.
Late in Harden's destruction of the Clippers, a group of lower-bowl fans at the Staples Center produced a chant near where Harden was shooting free throws:
"Khloe dumped you! Khloe dumped you!"
Harden sank both the free throws ...
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