James Harden responded bluntly to fans: I am winning the championship with all my might

According to US sports media F/W reporter Gautam Varyl. James Harden is one of many famous figures at Fanatics Fest at Javits Center in New York on Saturday. While Harden spoke on stage, a fan unexpectedly yelled at him, allowing him to win the championship. "I will, I'm working on it," Harden said. The

Champion is the only thing missing in Harden's resume. The 35-year-old has won MVP, three scoring champions and two assists champions in 16 NBA seasons. Harden has also been selected for the All-Star and 8 All-NBA roster and was selected for the NBA 75th Anniversary. However, despite all the success Harden has achieved, he has built a reputation for a playoff failure. He has lost too many times in the playoffs so far, and this year it has been the same.

Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers faced the Denver Nuggets in the thrilling first-round series in 2025. The series will be final and the Clippers have a chance to win Game 7 in Denver. However, that highly anticipated conflict will eventually become a useless game. The Nuggets beat the Clippers 120-101, and Harden did not show up. He had only 7 points (2-8 FG), five rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 block that night.

This loss led to Harden becoming the first player in NBA history to lose Game 7 on four different teams. While you can’t always blame a player for the shortcomings of the team, it’s not unfair to point the finger at the defender. Harden averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.3 blocks in his seventh game of his career. He also struggled with efficiency, shooting 35.5% from the field and 22.4% from the 3-point line.

This is the second time Harden has been out in the first round in a row, and you want to know whether he can achieve his goal of winning the championship. He made the NBA Finals in his second season with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2011, but has never returned to that stage since. At this point, you won't be optimistic about Harden's chances of winning the championship with the Clippers. They had a great opportunity to go deeper this year, and Kawhi Leonard finally got back to health, but fell down on the first hurdle.

Despite setbacks, Harden and the Clippers are interested in continuing their collaboration, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. He has $36.3 million in player options for the 2025-26 season and will likely reject it to sign the deal to the 2026-27 season. While Harden is disappointing in the playoffs, he does deserve a full contract extension this offseason. He averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks in the 2024-25 season and was selected to the NBA All-NBA Third Team. It was a great rebound season and sadly Harden failed to end it in a positive way.

People remember that Harden is mostly because of his three-pointers, his ability to make fouls and his playoff stealth, but you can't deny his greatness in basketball, just like Curry changed the style of basketball and Harden changed the rules of basketball; but no matter which one can win the championship, it will be the most perfect career journey.