Kevin Durant's Heartfelt James Harden Statement After Clippers-Suns

The Phoenix Suns defeated the LA Clippers on Monday night at Footprint Center, taking a 2-0 lead in the season series. This game featured each team’s top stars, as Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Devin Booker all played.

Durant and Harden each scored 24 points while leading their respective teams in minutes played. Teammates on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Brooklyn Nets, Durant and Harden have a lot of history.

When Harden became second all-time in made threes, he shouted out Durant and Russell Westbrook for teaching him how to work at the beginning of his career.

“They set the blueprint,” Harden said. “When I got there they had the blueprint of how to work… So all I did was just fall right in line… Those three years really helped me in my NBA career… From that point on, I was so comfortable and confident in myself. When I got traded to Houston, I knew I was gonna be successful… Shoutout to KD, shoutout to Russ, and the whole Oklahoma City organization.”