After returning to the lineup from a four-game absence due to left Achilles soreness, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden said he’s been dealing with the issue for “some months.”
“I don’t know where it came from. It’s been bothering me for some months, I would say,” Harden said after finishing with 15 points and 12 assists in 38 minutes in Wednesday night’s 116-108 win over the Dallas Mavericks. “I just wanted to continue to play on it, and there was one point to where the last game I played, [it was] just really unbearable so I couldn’t even go out there.
“Six games left to finish the season off, finish off strong, then we get another week to prepare. I felt like tonight was the game to come back.”
ESPN Sources: Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid (calf) and James Harden (Achilles) are returning to the lineup vs. the Dallas Mavericks (ESPN, 7:30 PM). Both tested injuries on court pregame and are good to go.
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