James Harden is no longer a strange name to NBA fans. The 33-year-old is currently one of the top defenders in the league and one of the important pieces of the Philadelphia 76ers. However, besides his talent on the football field, James Harden’s reputation is often closely associated with lavish outings in nightclubs.
However, similar to many other stars in the NBA, James Harden still has charitable actions to help people in need and sometimes, those stories are not known to the media. Recently, one of those stories was known by ESPN and widely shared with the NBA fan community in general and James Harden in particular.
According to ESPN reporter Malika Andrews, James Harden joined hands with the community to help John Hao, one of the lucky students who survived the shooting at Michigan State University on the evening of February 13 local time. More specifically, John Hao was one of 5 students who escaped death from an unknown shooting on Michigan’s campus.
The above shooting took the lives of 3 students, injured 5 other students and affected their lives. John Hao was one of them when he was paralyzed from the waist down and the recovery process at the hospital was very long, accompanied by huge fees. John Hao’s family used the fundraising website GoFundMe to seek support from the community.
As one of James Harden’s big fans, John Hao and this lucky student’s story reached the Philadelphia 76ers star. James Harden then donated to John Hao on GoFundMe, donating some of the shoes he wore to cheer John Hao up. Not only that, the former MVP also called face time to talk directly with John Hao.
James Harden’s touching story was shared by ESPN
“I like your smile, it’s good to see it,” James Harden told John Hao “Things will get better, naturally, stay strong boy. You’ll recover soon It’s okay. You’ll be fine, I tell you… I’ll always be by your side. I know it’s difficult right now but you have to stay strong, you know what I mean? You have to always think about the positive and always fight. I will be by your side”.
The clip of James Harden’s touching conversation with John Hao is currently attracting more than 1 million views on Twitter alone. On other social networking platforms, this story is equally causing a storm and is being shared rapidly among the NBA fan community.
Currently James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers are in the top 3 seeded teams in the East with a record of 39 wins and 19 losses. The Regular Season of the NBA 2022/23 is about to end and if he continues to maintain stable performance and avoid unnecessary injuries, James Harden can completely reap the first championship ring in his career. his brilliant career in the NBA.
