James Harden is a member of the Houston Rockets.  He is the MVP for the 2018 NBA season.  In 2016, Harden founded 3 The Harden Way Foundation.  The Foundation wascreated to provide higher learning opportunities forfuture leaders of our nation.

In August, 2019 Harden donated $240,000 to the city of Houston to renovate outdoor basketball courts in underserved areas that were impacted by Hurricane Harvey.  The announcement was made alongside Mayor Sylvester Turner.  Mayor Turner revealed that this was not a onetimeoccurrence.  He informed the crowd that immediately following Hurricane Harvey, Harden donated over $1 million dollars.  Mayor Turner continued, the city did not solicit the funds from Harden but Harden approached the Mayor.

For information on the foundation, go towww.3thehardenway.com