After the best premiere in the history of the best league in the world, the man and old man was delighted to play with his new friends at the Brooklyn Nets: "I'm going to do whatever it takes to win" • Durant: "It was amazing, I felt everyone's mutual paragon"
Harden is celebrating with the new friends, tonight
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32 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds.
That's James Harden's power tonight (Saturday through Sunday) in his Brooklyn Nets debut game.
After several days in which he became the most hated player in the NBA, after the trade from Houston, the man and old man responded to visitors with an unprecedented display that made him the first in history to record a triple-double with over 30 points in a team debut game.
Harden of course did not hide his excitement from his first day with friends, with whom he did not even have a single training session and said after the game: "I hope you see by my smile and the game how pleased I was. I was excited to play with the new uniform, it's an amazing club from top to bottom "For me, all I had to do was go out on the floor and be the best James Harden I could to make things happen."
On the reviews he has received in Houston he added: "I have proven that I am very unselfish, I am going to do whatever it takes to win. Of course it is easier to have a player like Kevin Durant by your side. He produces points so easily. I want to make it even easier."
Durant himself on his new friend: "It was amazing. I felt everyone's mutual paragon. He went into his mode - was aggressive in penetrating the basket and opened the game for all of us."
Nash coach Steve Nash was also enthusiastic about his new trainee: "He had a weird season opener. He's not in his best condition yet, but what he did was just amazing."
"When you play with really really good players, it's pretty easy."
—James Harden on his first game with KD and the Nets pic.twitter.com/hU8Z7CO3sC
- SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 17, 2021
