Brooklyn Nets’ shooting guard James Harden is well-known for his beyond-impressive beard
Ever since James Harden was roped in by the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2009, he has been making waves in the NBA.
The Los Angeles-based man was picked as the 3rd overall in the first round of the NBA draft 2009, and since then his career has only gone from strength to strength.
Considered to be the best shooting guard in the NBA, Harden has won the MVP once (2018) and has been a part of the NBA All-Star and All-NBA first team numerous times.
There is also yet another talking point about his game – his beard. In fact, Harden is nicknamed ‘The Beard.’
Known for his thick and bushy beard, Harden’s game and facial hair have developed monumentally over the last two decades.
When did James Harden begin growing his beard?
James Harden began growing his beard during the transition phase – from his college career to NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
He has revealed several times that, he began growing his beard because he was too lazy to shave it.
The Nets star has never shaved his beard even once, after he began growing it in the year 2009.
His beard is so iconic that it has earned Harden several endorsements, especially with the German confectionery brand Trolli.
James Harden career post-beard
James Harden was a clean-shaven young lad when he played for Arizona State during his college years.
Harden’s career took off once he began growing his face-mane. In fact, it began taking shape once he joined the Oklahoma City Thunder.
What started off as a trimmed thick stubble, developed into thick, bushy facial hair. And likewise, his career began taking flight as well.
Especially after Harden left OKC (in 2012), his beard took full shape. In the year 2013, he was elected into the NBA All-Star team for the first time, and has never missed the All-Star train since then.
In the next year (2014) he made it to the All-NBA First team, and has missed being a part of the team only twice since.
By the mid-2010s his beard became a household name. In the year 2018, he won the NBA’s most valuable player award for the first time in his career, after putting on a stellar performance for the Houston Rockets.
FAQs about James Harden beard
Harden has been sporting his beard since the year 2009.
Harden was just transitioning from his college career to an NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, when he began growing his beard.
Harden began sporting a beard since he was too lazy to shave it, at least that is what he has revealed several times.
No, Harden has never shaved his beard since he began to grow the same in 2009, despite promising to do so several times.
Harden is nicknamed the ‘Beard.’
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