Clearly it wasn’t for defense.

If I’m remembering correctly, in the state of Texas you can’t have an unholstered weapon that can be seen from outside the vehicle. It can be unholstered in your glove box for example, but not on the passenger seat or anywhere in view.

Doesn’t sound like a very big deal in Texas

Well that’s something.

damn me and james got arrested earlier bruh

Arrest Record

It was holstered analytically

Long night at the strip club makes you forget how to keep your gun legal.

I thought this was America.

Those strippers can be dangerous

DWB. No way cops are arresting a white dude for having a gun in their car. Texas is the most gun friendly state in the country

Harden still finding ways to carry that’s my goat 

His court date better not be on the 4th, ‘cause he won’t show up

This means James is in Houston 😭❤️

Why do only black guys get arrested in Texas for having a gun?

did he turnover his weapons?

Don’t worry, he’s only been firing blanks all playoffs.

As long as they clear whatever permit he presented, this likely won’t be a big deal, but it’s definitely odd that a dude in his mid to late 30s wouldn’t know better.

They sell nice under seat safes for next to nothing in Texas.

These days I’m surprised this is something you can be arrested for in TX.

You can walk around with an AR on your back but not have a unholstered gun in your car?

When the cop went to grab Harden’s ID Harden tried to jump into the cop’s hand out of pure habit.

I don’t know why I assumed that Texas has open carry like FL

He was unlawfully hiding guns in his beard.

Who cares this isn’t a big deal

Damn that’s crazy I guess the Cavs will have to drop him now. Oh darn what a shame

Can’t believe he was driving home from the strip club with his hog out

This could’ve been avoided simply by Harden putting his gun in the holster???

Outside a strip club?

Jesus Christ dude, put it in the glove box or center console.

👮‍♀️: “This is for the 27 missed 3s”

How bout you use that shooting for the Rockets

Analytically, it was holstered

Did he step back before he shot?

u/FloodCityHTX over here getting the scoop and breaking news on r/nba. Nice work 🙌🏼

Okay

He deserves two free throws.

Harden can’t stay away from those Houston strip clubs

SMH come on bruh

What are the circumstances that led to him being stopped at around 4AM to begin with

Should have put it on his gun rack.

Hopefully he missed all his shots that evening too

Source?

If those weapons they found were championship trophies then have to add a grand theft offense as well because they are definitely not his

Is the implication he got pulled over for something else and a cop saw it?

How else should he have been ‘caught’.

This also sounds like a giant nothingburger.

harden when there’s an intruder

Can we get the analyticals?

The league doesnt care about any of this kind of stuff right?

Wow. Imagine if he were in the finals rn

Ja Mes Harden

Nooo

Oh no an American with a gun

Channeling his inner Gilbert Arenas

I suppose the Cavs couldn’t use this arrest to weasel out of the extension

The ultimate pump fake?

I 100% thought it was gonna b for something involving paying a stripper for sex 😂

DWB or bitter Rocket’s fan cop are the scenarios in my mind.

Analytic champs of 2026 acting like they repeated in 2027 already!

Adam Silver didn’t want this to come out before the game tonight. He didn’t want the distraction from the big game. This will make shockwaves

it was a brick wasnt it

He trying to recruit Ja to the Cavs?

The jokes are top notch! 

It’s free Harden til the death of me

Man got there before TMZ did. Respect.

bro thinks he’s Ja Wick

What a bum.

The free fall begins

There was a point of contact for this to be found out. He was pulled over for some other reason and that could be just as damning, but that will get covered up.

That’s pretty standard for Houston, though. What’s the big deal?

Did the weapon carry 27 blanks?

I heard he was plotting to siege the Alamo while San Antonio is distracted.

Harden has made 400 million dollars in NBA money, that’s not accounting the dough he got from Adidas, China and other endorsements. Just hire an executive protection driver and never touch a gun or a steering wheel ever again.

My dad always says “nothing good happens after midnight”.

The facts and any legal defenses will be addressed through the court process.

Arrest him for how bad he plays basketball

FREE UNO

drake - 4AM in houston

4am. Damn people go home earlier.

And why were police looking in his vehicle? The most important part of the story. DUI? Complaint?

Shi, to be clear Ohio is pretty much the same afa gun rights…dunno about the specific law here tho

Just curious. Why was he pulled over and searched?

My GOAT what are you doing 

This thread wins the internets today, people! Never been a Harden fan, which made it even funnier! Carry on peeps, carry on!

he’ll be free once they throw out the charge