Overview

• Season 2 of Netflix’s Starting 5 premiered Thursday, following Harden alongside Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton and Jaylen Brown over last season.
• In episode three, Harden reveals he has a son named Jace, who was six at the time of filming, speaking from his home in Houston.
• By the season’s conclusion, Harden and girlfriend Paije Speights announce they are expecting a baby boy.
• Harden says he plans his schedule around Jace and explains that growing up without a consistent father spurs his approach to parenting.
• Agent Troy Payne describes Harden as “super private” but a devoted dad, and director Trishtan Williams says he urged Harden to “pull the curtains back.”