Found December 20, 2012 on 5TH QUARTER MAGAZINE: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: James Harden
TEAMS: Houston Rockets
Johnny Manziel finds out the perks of being a Heisman winner after going into the Houston Rockets locker room and meeting former Sixth Man of the Year James Harden. I guess being a 20 year old freshman at Texas A&M isn’t so bad after all.
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