Happy Birthday to James Harden

It's August 26, which means today is James Harden's 27th birthday. The Beard is now officially in his peak years and looks primed for big things moving forward.

Happy bday to my Ace @JHarden13 live it up my g!!!!

— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) August 26, 2016

He'a also slowly starting to get some of the wider respect he deserves for what he's done to this point in his career, which is good to see.

Harden is the most under appreciated player in the game and the media brainwashes people from how good he really is

James Harden thread:

— NBA All Access (@nballaccess) August 25, 2016

Although he's also still garnering a little bit of hate, sometimes even from his peers. John Wall is apparently upset at The Beard's new deal and has been pretty vocal about it to the Wizards. When people start getting jealous, you know you must be doing something right.

Anyway, happy birthday to James Harden. Here's to a good season ahead.