Harden Helps Cavs to a Road Win While Playing with a Broken Thumb

Harden helps Cavs to a road win while playing with a broken thumb

NEW YORK (AP) — Still recovering from a broken thumb, James Harden made a successful return for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Harden had 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in Cleveland’s 106-102 victory at the Brooklyn Nets. The 11-time All-Star went 4 for 7 from 3-point range. The 36-year-old Harden missed two games after fracturing his right thumb during Tuesday night’s 109-94 win over the New York Knicks. “You could see in the fi…

James Harden: ‘I’ll figure it out’ as Cavs’ system elevates him

James Harden once declared, “I’m not a system player. I am a system.” With the Cavaliers, he’s something else. As The Ringer’s Michael Pina detailed, Harden’s early impact with the Cavs isn’t about heliocentric dominance. It’s about adaptation. “I told them I’ll figure it out,” Harden said after a recent win. “We’ll do some adjusting with each other but for the most part, y’all do what y’all been doing and I’ll find my way in.” He added: “I unde…

How does Harden’s thumb injury impact Cavaliers’ odds to win the East

Zachary Cohen joins VSiN By The Books and delves into the latest Eastern Conference futures with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ James Harden playing through a broken thumb and discusses if the Boston Celtics are a smart play to make an NBA Finals run.