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James Harden returned to Houston for the first time since his tumultuous departure from the Rockets on Wednesday, posting a triple-double to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 132-114 victory over his former NBA team.
Harden, greeted by a first-quarter video tribute, cheers and a smattering of boos, delivered 29 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists to fuel Brooklyn, where he finally landed in January after demanding a trade.
Harden was grateful for the tribute video that showcased his accomplishments in Houston, including the 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player award and the league scoring title the past three seasons.
He became just the sixth player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his first game against his former team, ably helping the Nets overcome the continued absence of Kevin Durant.
In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid scored 40 points and pulled down 19 rebounds to lead the 76ers to a 131-123 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz in a clash of the top teams in the East and West.
The Cameroonian center drained a three-pointer to knot the score at 118118 with 6.5 seconds left in regulation and Tobias Harris scored 11 of his 22 points in overtime to lift the Sixers to victory over the league-leading Jazz.
Utah star Donovan Mitchell finished with 33 points.
Two West Coast games came down to the wire, as the Portland Trail Blazers edged the Golden State Warriors 108-106 and the Sacramento Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 123-120. —
Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan was recently seen driving his swanky, posh car — a royal blue Porsche — in Kerala. What caught one’s attention was that the actor was driving on the wrong side of the road!
The actor’s fan filmed the entire scene, and the video is circulating online.
In the video, it’s seen that while the actor was waiting at the signal, a traffic cop asked asked him to pull aside and told him to follow traffic rules!
Dalquer obeyed, reversed his swanky car and drove on the right side of the road.
A certain hair saloon owner
has not paid her staff their full salary for over
a year. Reason given: Business was down due to
Covid. But even now, though business has picked up rather well, she’s refusing
to clear the backlog. Her barbers and beauticians are telling every customer that comes to the parlour, about
their snooty lady Boss!