Harden ended up with the eighth 50-point game in franchise history, the first since Lou Williams on Jan. 10, 2018, at Golden State. He joined Williams, Bob McAdoo and World B. Free as the only players in club history with at least four 40-point games in a season.

With former President Barack Obama watching from a courtside seat, Harden makes six 3-pointers as the Clippers avoid another fourth-quarter collapse in a 123-115 win that snaps their three-game

Barack Obama’s Clippers game appearance with Steve Ballmer went viral after his reaction to James Harden’s 50-point night.

He was in Los Angeles Thursday night to watch the Clippers take on the red-hot Detroit Pistons, but it turns out the guy who was hot was James Harden — at age 35, he dropped 50 on Detroit, sparking the Clippers to a 123-115 win.

Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden spoke after Dallas Mavericks star suffered a season ending torn ACL during the Mavs loss to the Kings.