The Beard is headed to the NBA All-Star Game alongside the Slim Reaper.
Brooklyn's James Harden was named as a reserve to the NBA All-Star Game on Tuesday, joining 2022 Captain Kevin Durant as Nets All-Stars and marking the 10th consecutive season Harden has earned the nod.
Per Nets PR, Harden's selection is the 28th in Nets history, and marks the fifth time multiple Nets have been named All-Stars in the same season - and the second consecutive year that has happened - and the first time the Nets have had the same two players named All-Stars in back-to-back seasons, as Harden, Durant, and Kyrie Irving were all All-Stars in 2021.
Harden, whose 39 made three-pointers are the most in All-Star history, has averaged 22.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game this season, doing so in 37.0 minutes per game across 44 games. He is second in the league in assists per game, and his nine triple-doubles are tied for third-most in the league.
Harden, who was a member of Team Durant last season, is one of 14 reserves named to the game by the NBA coaches - soon to be 15 when Durant, who will miss the game due to injury, is replaced - and KD and LeBron James will select their teams from the pool of 24 players on Feb. 10, with the All-Star Game to be held in Cleveland on Feb. 20.
There may be more Nets to be added to All-Star Weekend, as well, as the participants for the Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Contest, and Skills Challenge will be announced on Feb. 8. There are no Nets, or Knicks, set to take part in the Rising Stars event, although it has been reported that Knicks big man Obi Toppin will compete in the Slam Dunk Contest for the second straight year.