When you put a live microphone in front of a jubilant player’s bearded faced, be ready for what you might get.
Shortly after James Harden came up with the biggest defensive play of his career – a block of a Lu Dort 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left that helped seal the Rockets’ Game 7 win over the Thunder on Wednesday – ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth grabbed him on the court for a postgame interview.
“Offensively, I played like sh--, excuse my language, but I couldn’t make a shot,” Harden said in his first response.
Harden was close to being scapegoated for another Rockets’ elimination game loss.