The points continue to come for James Harden, who became the 13th player in NBA history to score 27,000 career points in the Clippers' 116-110 loss to the Bucks.

While there are plenty of worthy names in the league today, Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden gave an answer that should please Celtics fans. Ahead of Sunday's All-Star Game event, the former NBA MVP named a few players he believes could be the face of the league in the near future.

Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden just hit a rare NBA scoring milestone in the team’s back-and-forth matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. The All-Star guard eclipsed 27,000 career points,

For four years now, basketball fans have been waiting for a glimpse of the old Ben Simmons—the versatile two-way guard who set the NBA alight around the start of the decade, inviting comparisons to legendary Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.

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LeBron James sat out the All-Star Game, the first time he has been selected but did not participate in the league's midseason showcase.

The question asked by Molly Qerim to Sharpe was if Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum takes the cake as the most disrespected in the league while Sharpe agreed that he has been, it's still James with how he's performing at the current moment.