Harden publicly stated that he didn't care about the All-Star and hinted that he only wanted to win a championship

On February 1, Beijing time, after the Clippers won the Wizards away game, Harden publicly stated that he did not care about All-Star and other honors, and now has more ambitious goals, implying that he only wants to win the championship.

Speaking about the NBA's upcoming All-Star bench lineup, Harden said: If it happens (to be selected for the All-Star bench), then it's great. If not, then it won't change or affect me.

Harden also said: "I was the assist leader last season but I didn't make the All-Star, I've never seen it, especially with a player like me. That's the way it is, I've seen worse situations. I now have bigger goals. I don't care about scoring titles, assist titles, All-Stars, MVPs and anything like that, I've won them all.

Last season, Harden played in 58 games for the 76ers, averaging 21 points, 10.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game, beating everyone else to win the assist title again, but in the 2022-23 season, Harden was not selected to the All-Star team.

Obviously, Harden is still very dissatisfied with the loss of the All-Star last season, but now Harden no longer cares about personal honors such as All-Star and MVP, and now has a more ambitious goal, which is the championship, in other words, Harden now only cares about the championship.

So far in the Clippers career, Harden has played in 41 games, averaging 17.2 points, 8.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, and the Clippers are currently 31-15 in the third place in the West; in the last 28 games, the Clippers have won a proud record of 23-5, and now the Clippers team has the appearance of winning the championship. Will Harden be able to win the first championship of his career with Xiaoka and George?