Harden supplied 22 points (7-18 FG, 4-10 3Pt, 4-5 FT), three rebounds, seven assists and three steals across 40 minutes during Thursday's 115-113 loss to Houston.

With his point production against Minnesota, Harden passed Hall-of-Famer Carmelo Anthony to move into the top 10 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Anthony scored 28,289 points over the course of his illustrious career. Harden has now scored 28,303 points and counting.

As a result, Clippers' fans are jumping in to wonder if the organization will look to trade him elsewhere amid speculation that Harden himself wants out. In fact, some are wondering whether Harden wants to return to his old stomping ground, Philadelphia, and play for the 76ers again, per Sixers Latam.

The Colorado Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon became a spokesperson for MaximBet in 2022, which soon went out of business, and hockey players Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, and John Tavares had similar deals until regulation changes in Ontario limited those roles to responsible gambling ambassadorships.

Detroit's general manager Trajan Langdon has taken a patient approach to this juncture due to the MVP-level ascension of Cade Cunningham (28.2 points, 9.3 assists) and Jalen Duren's (19.6 points, 11.8 rebounds) All-Star leap, but an all-in trade could further establish the quickly rising franchise as a truly threatening title contender.

Both the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies may be without multiple key players in Friday night's matchup.

Now a top-10 scorer in NBA history, James Harden has made a career of buckets since being drafted third overall in 2009.