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Watch: James Harden bounces ball right into his face in funny blooper

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 10/26/19

James Harden had a play for the blooper reel on Saturday night.

Harden was dribbling down court and trying to get a shot off just before halftime of the Houston Rockets’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans. He went up for his shot but had it blocked and was ticked off about the lack of a foul call. So he bounced the ball down, but it came back and hit him right in the face.

James Harden slams the ball in frustration, it bounces back and hits him in the face LMAOOOO pic.twitter.com/rmvpAG5hMD

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) October 27, 2019

Josh Hart’s reaction was too funny:

Josh Hart's reaction to James Harden bouncing the ball into his own face is the highlight here pic.twitter.com/oYpvfZlJqZ

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) October 27, 2019

Harden was having yet another poor shooting night coming off Thursday’s home loss to the Bucks in the team’s opener. At least he has the beard to cushion those tough blows.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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