The six-time All-Star is not ready to play in games, but he makes his first appearance in team drills since last season as he works his way back from an offseason knee procedure that left him deali…
Without their high-scoring guard, the Clippers have lost two of three with slim chances of advancing in the NBA Cup as the Denver Nuggets come to town.
Harden has carried a team before, most recently when he was in his prime in Houston, but the Clippers’ narrow margin for error without Kawhi Leonard makes it a bigger ask.
In five games since being acquired from the 76ers in the James Harden trade, the veteran forward who is used to starting and playing 25-30 minutes per game, is averaging just 14.4 minutes.