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James Harden and the LA Clippers have been one of the biggest surprises of the early season. The Clippers are 14-10 and in the top-six in the Western Conference. Harden has helped drive that good start, despite LA being without some of their best players.

One key to that good start for Harden has been getting more sleep. Harden has reportedly committed to getting more sleep at night. While he's still going and having a good time, those long nights are no longer stretching into early mornings for Harden.

The veteran star has also formed a bond with Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy. Harden has also encouraged his teammates to get in the gym to work with him more.

 

Via Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst/ESPN

Good job James, its just a difficult thing to do.

Glad he’s finally following the advice I give my three year old son

I had to look it up, but he 35 ?!?!?. This is an executive functioning skill most adults master by 25?

Sleeping. That's the type of hard work I'd expect from Harden.

In other words, he's leaving the strip-club at 2am as opposed to 4am.

davefmcl wrote:I had to look it up, but he 35 ?!?!?. This is an executive functioning skill most adults master by 25?

I don't know if I'd agree at all that most adults have mastered getting enough sleep by 25 years old, lol

I must consistently have had bad samples of coworkers and colleagues in the mid 20's to early 30's, because that has not been the case.

...but I don't think my samples have been skewed

I'm not an athlete, but I can tell you this will help Harden. As you age, getting proper sleep and having a routine is helpful to your cognitive processes. Better late than never and he'll need it to prolong his career. Tom Brady talked about it a lot during his last few years in the NFL and how much it helped him extend his career.

He's 35 what is he talking about ? He should have learned that a while ago.

Harden has been subpar and the Clippers’ success has been mostly about defense, coaching and Norm Powell shooting 50% from 3. But articles about those would get fewer clicks, for some reason.

Man, the jokes write themselves.

The market value of all strip joints and whorehouses in California just took a dive.

Tofubeque wrote:Harden has been subpar and the Clippers’ success has been mostly about defense, coaching and Norm Powell shooting 50% from 3. But articles about those would get fewer clicks, for some reason.

You clearly don’t watch the clippers much. Stat box watching troll

Millionaire man child. Stop partying on nights before games.

No one congratulates me for napping.

TheCage4 wrote:Sleeping. That's the type of hard work I'd expect from Harden.

Tofubeque wrote:Harden has been subpar and the Clippers’ success has been mostly about defense, coaching and Norm Powell shooting 50% from 3. But articles about those would get fewer clicks, for some reason.

The sleep has helped him be more active and engaged on defense. His shot is off, but his playmaking has been absolutely critical.

SuperDeluxe wrote:The market value of all strip joints and whorehouses in California just took a dive.

Everything closes in California at 2am and the strip clubs suck. He probably just hosts more parties at his mansion and sleeps on the sofa.

Literally how California works

HEKTOR wrote:In other words, he's leaving the strip-club at 2am as opposed to 4am.

Maybe he just sleeps there, with employees? Saves the driving time to get back home. At least he’s dedicated.