Most of the talk that surrounds James Harden has to do with basketball, and for good reason. The 2016-2017 campaign has been the best of the Beard’s career by far, and his Houston Rockets are winning games. When basketball greatness is brought up in conversation this season, Harden’s name is often one of the first mentioned.
His beard is also widely discussed. It’s easily the most popular facial hair in all of professional sports, and potentially the widely recognized beard in the world. What an interesting reason to be highly regarded. Even his nickname is simply “the Beard.