INGLEWOOD, Calif. – James Harden sat out for the LA Clippers in a 103-102 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.
The 36-year-old goalkeeper had stiffness in his right shoulder and underwent warm-ups before being ruled out. It was only the third game he missed this season.
Harden is averaging 25.7 points – his highest since 2019-20, when he led the NBA in scoring. He entered Monday seventh in the league with 8.0 assists per game and tied for 10th in minutes with 35.4.
Harden played major minutes when Kawhi Leonard missed 10 games in November with a sprained ankle and foot.
“I think it’s just the body fatigue, everything he had to do to run the offense when Kawhi was out,” coach Tyronn Lue said before the game. “We didn’t really have a secondary scorer. He had to do a lot for us.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
