Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has provided a positive update on his return from injury.
James Harden has had quite an impressive career in the NBA. The current Philadelphia 76ers superstar made a name for himself as one of the most prolific scorers in the NBA at the moment, and even though he has never won the NBA Championship in his career – the former MVP has had a reputation for being one of the deadliest forwards one can ever come up against.
However, ever since joining the Brooklyn Nets in 2021, Harden has struggled with injuries. The forward suffered 12 different injuries through the course of the 2021/22 season, experiencing problems with his ankle, thigh, hamstring, and neck. Regardless, Harden put in the hours in the gym this off-season and returned to action for his first full season with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Even though Harden started off this season in fine form, another unfortunate injury setback meant Harden has found himself on the sidelines yet again courtesy of a right foot tendon strain. Even though he was initially supposed to miss about a month of action, recent updates have revealed that Harden is well on the way to recovery – as confirmed by the Sixers’ star himself.
The Sixers star revealed that he is well on track to return from the injury that has kept him out since early November.
Speaking to Philadelphia Sports, Harden said: “I feel good.” Harden revealed that he has been on pace to return, as he described: “On pace. Started slowly, ramping it up a little bit. I’ve been running on a treadmill with some resistance and things like that. I’ve been doing some pool workouts. We’ve got a plan, a script that we’re trying to stick to. Overall, I feel good.”
“(The pain is) going down,” Harden added. “I started off with a boot, but the boot kind of made my ankle and my foot stiff. So I took the boot off after maybe about four or five days. I wasn’t supposed to, but it wasn’t doing good. But yeah, just shooting, trying to get my bounce back with my shot and things like that… and just keep building from there.”
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