NBA fans fooled by viral skinny James Harden photo

In fairness, those who follow NBA Centel closely know they make pictures like these as a joke. They do a great job with posts like these. But many fans took this fake photo as truth and spread it through their handles.

Before getting into that, let’s first set the record straight and show this isn’t the real James Harden photo. Here is the real one and the difference with the fake:

Now, back to the fan reaction: Here’s the result of misinformation.

These are just a few examples. You can see how fast stuff spreads out of control.

Harden himself did claim he once lost 100 pounds in an offseason. He’s often been criticized for being out of shape, and having offseason videos like this four burger grab don’t help that perception. His playing weight is supposedly around 225 pounds, but let’s see what he’s at for this season with the big changes.

Harden, who has played 15 NBA seasons, appeared in 72 games for the Clippers last season, averaging 16.6 points and 8.5 assists. Clippers fans hope that prime Harden who once won an MVP in 2017-2018 makes an appearance this season.

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