Basketball News | James Harden returns to 76ers after missing 14 games with foot injury

James Harden will return to the Philadelphia 76ers starting lineup on Monday, five weeks after recovering from a strained right hamstring .

The 10 -time All-Star and six -time All- NBA First Team winner missed 14 games after being injured on Nov. 2, and his team is 4-5 in the nine games he has appeared in. Leading the way, averaging 21.8 points, 10.0 assists and 7.3 rebounds per game.

His absence didn't kill the Sixers ' season, which went 8-6 without him , thanks in large part to the talents of Terese Maxey and Shake Milton . Outstanding performance.

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In November , Maxey averaged 22.4 points and 5.6 assists, similar numbers to Harden's on the court, but Milton has made huge strides, rising from two points per game in October to 14.2 points, 4.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds.

Despite Harden's return, the Sixers will remain in the doldrums, as Maxi has now been out for two weeks with a similar foot injury and is expected to return sometime in the next 10 days.

Monday will be the second time Harden has played against his former team, the Houston Rockets, since joining the 76ers . In 2017-18 , Harden became the first Rocket to win the league's MVP since Hakeem Olajuwon ( 1993-94 ) .