ESPN.com · Mar 27, 2021
James Harden backs himself for MVP after another huge performance for Brooklyn Nets
After dropping 44 points in a win over the Pistons on Friday night in Detroit, James Harden said that he doesn't simply believe he belongs in the Most Valuable Player award conversation -- he should sit atop the list.
"Do I feel like I belong in it? I feel like I am the MVP," the Brooklyn Nets star said. "I mean, it's just that simple. I don't want to be speaking individually on myself. I am just going to leave it at that."
When asked to bolster his MVP case, Harden chuckled and added: "Numbers are showing it for itself and we're winning. That's all I can say."