Between seconds 15-35, you see both the arm grab (lol), but more importantly, the patented step back. The move ain't going away. His execution doesn't look that bad either.
NBA players are on record saying they study film of Harden to add his game to theirs. Kawhi and DeMar said have tried to draw fouls just like Harden. The step back, two-steps back has been adapted by many players.
There's a difference though: Lebron, Kawhi and Derozan drawing fouls is smart basketball. Harden drawing fouls is EXPLOITING THE RULES AND RUINING THE SANCTITY OF OUR BEAUTIFUL GAME!
Harden is an originator and is very creative...I can’t wait to see what he decides to kill the league with next season
Oh man, Casey threw his players under the bus hard. Talking about trapping LeBron on his buzzerbeater later: "It's probably my fault that we didn't make it clear that we want to trap him." A not so subtle way to let your players know in public that they screwed up royally.
Players have been doing the arm grab for YEARS. You forgot to mention that between seconds 15-35 there's also a Hakeem move. Although LeBron's was premeditated, not improvised like Hakeem.
@s3ts I'll give Lebron credit for expanding his game. Obviously James Harden is the OG. I completely missed that, although people have been imitating that move for years.
