James Harden's BEARD IS LIMITING HIS GREATNESS I believe if he shaved his beard he can augment his scoring, speed, defense, and vertical jump. When i see football players with long ass dreds sticking out of their helmet, i cant help but think they would be better served if they just cut out all that hair and be more comfortable. Its the same with the beard. Look at the top 10 atgs in the nba. Not a lot of hair in that club.