Overview
- Longtime Denver analyst Scott Hastings used the label when Harden checked back in during the Jan. 31 Nuggets–Clippers broadcast.
- Harden finished with 25 points and went 5-for-5 at the line as Denver won 122-109.
- This season Harden averages 8.5 free-throw attempts per game and is converting about 90 percent.
- He has led the NBA in free-throw attempts per game seven times in his career.
- The term has surfaced in other broadcasts, including Doris Burke referencing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander last postseason, and no disciplinary or official response has been reported to Friday’s remark.