According to Harden, media “narrative” largely affected his chances and eventually contributed to his loss.

“Once the media, they create a narrative about somebody from the beginning of the year, I think they just take that narrative and just run with it the entire year,” – said Harden. “I don’t want to get into details. All I can do is control what I can do, and I went out there and did what I was supposed to do at a high level. There’s only a few other seasons that anybody has ever done that before.”

You can check out the entire interview below.

James Harden had a historic season in 2018/19 from an offensive standpoint as he led the league in scoring with 36.1 points per game and had a 32-games streak in which he scored at least 30 points. Still, this wasn’t enough for him to claim the MVP honors, as voters leaned towards Antetokounmpo due to the fact that he led the Bucks to the best record in the league.

This wasn’t the first time for Harden to narrowly miss on MVP Award. In 2014/15 NBA season, he finished second to Stephen Curry, while 2016/17 saw him lose to Russell Westbrook. He finally won the award in 2017-18 when he led the Rockets to the first seed in the Western Conference.

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James Harden, the NBA MVP last season, makes the cut again after another torrid scoring performance this season. The bearded slasher led the league in scoring with 36.1 points per game to lead a potent Houston Rockets offense. He also chipped in 7.5 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game.

The favorite this year, however, might be Bucks phenom Giannis Antetokounmpo. The “Greek Freak” is currently leading Milwaukee to a deep playoff run after an excellent regular season in which he averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. He was insanely efficient on offense, shooting nearly 57% from the field.

Rounding out the field is Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George. He also had a strong 2018-19 campaign, scoring 28 points per game and leading the league with 2.2 steals per game.

The winner of the award will be announced on June 24, 2019 at the NBA Awards in Los Angeles. The event will be presented by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal.

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According to Harden, media “narrative” largely affected his chances and eventually contributed to his loss.

“Once the media, they create a narrative about somebody from the beginning of the year, I think they just take that narrative and just run with it the entire year,” – said Harden. “I don’t want to get into details. All I can do is control what I can do, and I went out there and did what I was supposed to do at a high level. There’s only a few other seasons that anybody has ever done that before.”

You can check out the entire interview below.

James Harden had a historic season in 2018/19 from an offensive standpoint as he led the league in scoring with 36.1 points per game and had a 32-games streak in which he scored at least 30 points. Still, this wasn’t enough for him to claim the MVP honors, as voters leaned towards Antetokounmpo due to the fact that he led the Bucks to the best record in the league.

This wasn’t the first time for Harden to narrowly miss on MVP Award. In 2014/15 NBA season, he finished second to Stephen Curry, while 2016/17 saw him lose to Russell Westbrook. He finally won the award in 2017-18 when he led the Rockets to the first seed in the Western Conference.

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James Harden, the NBA MVP last season, makes the cut again after another torrid scoring performance this season. The bearded slasher led the league in scoring with 36.1 points per game to lead a potent Houston Rockets offense. He also chipped in 7.5 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game.

The favorite this year, however, might be Bucks phenom Giannis Antetokounmpo. The “Greek Freak” is currently leading Milwaukee to a deep playoff run after an excellent regular season in which he averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. He was insanely efficient on offense, shooting nearly 57% from the field.

Rounding out the field is Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George. He also had a strong 2018-19 campaign, scoring 28 points per game and leading the league with 2.2 steals per game.

The winner of the award will be announced on June 24, 2019 at the NBA Awards in Los Angeles. The event will be presented by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal.

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