James Harden amazed fans at Madison Square Garden last night by scoring a Rockets Franchise record 61 points…. among other records. In classic Harden fashion our eyes were drawn to his post-game outfit as well.
Last night James Harden had another historic game. The Rockets went into MSG riding a bit of a crazy wave considering The Beard has been absolutely tearing up the floor. Going into last night he had scored 30 points in 20 consecutive games. That streak would continue in The Garden with James doubling that goal of 30 points with 61. He added 15 rebounds and a few steals to his stat line.
After the game Harden wore a temperature appropriate, thin turtle neck and some fitted, cream colored sweat pants. The color choice of the turtle neck was an interesting brownish, yellowy, mustard. These colors most likely affected his color and pattern choices throughout the rest of his outfit.
That being said, covering the corduroy turtle neck was a long overcoat with a wide lapel. Because of the mild color of the turtle neck; the jacket was where he threw in a bit more color. The red and purple plaid was just enough color to make you aware but not overwhelmed. Harden wears plaid quite frequentlyand it seems to be in his regular wardrobe rotation.
What really drew your eyes to the outfit, for the most part, was the neon yellow scarf he wore. The scarf was the flashing light to the outfit. This seems to be on purpose to get your initial attention which then allowed the plaid and more subtle touches to keep your vision and mind occupied.
What Harden is doing is really astonishing. Only wilt Chamberlain has scored 30 plus points in more consecutive games at 65 straight. Last night was quite a night for Harden individually. He set his career high in points, a franchise record and tied Kobe Bryan with the most points scored in MSG. Scoring 30 points in an NBA game really is pretty incredible in itself, but doing it night in and night out is remarkable…. Especially considering in his last 6 games his lowest scoring night was 37 points.
With all of this excellence on the court it is clear that harden is not only trying to elevate himself but elevate his team as well. Everyone wants that shiny ring that comes with being champion.
Along with his most iconic accessory, his beard, he wore a fairly thick gold chain with a pendent of, what appeared to be, Shaq on it. The chain was a familiar box style and could very well be a David Yurman chain. Although it seems a bit bigger and considering the pendant, it is probably custom. This is a great, basic piece… but I could imagine he would prefer something for his ring finger.
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