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James Harden Visits Taiwan

KAOHSIUNG--Houston Rockets star James Harden caused a stir yesterday when he appeared at the Kaohsiung City Youth Basketball Court in Southern Taiwan.

Harden, a first-time NBA all-star in 2013 whose popularity in Taiwan has soared since teaming up with fellow Rocket Jeremy Lin, the first NBA player of Taiwanese descent, arrived in Kaohsiung earlier in the day for a three-day visit.

The 24-year-old shooting guard responded enthusiastically to his screaming fans, performing an impromptu robotic dance in the paint to the accompaniment of lively music.

Visiting Taiwan at the invitation of a sportswear brand, he coached members of the High School Basketball League (HBL) in the Euro step, which helps players attack the basket, and the drop step, which helps players on the post break free from defenders.

Harden, who was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012, also demonstrated his superb basketball shooting and dribbling skills.

At the end of the rare one-hour training session, Harden presented autographed basketball shoes to the two HBL players who got top scores in two rounds of a shooting contest.

Kao Chien-yi, one of the winners, said he felt nervous at the start playing in front of a big NBA star.

“I felt more at ease after seeing Harden doing his robotic dancing to entertain his fans,” Kao said, adding that he was impressed by Harden's good rapport with the fans.

Before his departure, Harden gave away four signed basketballs.

He later traveled to the famous Love River in the southern port city to watch a dragon boat race being held to mark Dragon Boat Festival.

Kaohsiung was the second stop of Harden's current Asian tour. He had just ended a visit to Guangzhou in southern China, where he attended a Nike-sponsored basketball training camp.

He held a chat session with Taiwanese fans on Google+ Wednesday evening.

Harden will play with Taiwan's national basketball team in Taipei Thursday before departing the following day.

Lin, meanwhile, is scheduled to visit Taiwan again in August. It will be the third consecutive summer that Lin has hosted a youth basketball camp in Taiwan.

Local fans will be able to see Lin and Harden play together in Taipei Oct. 13 when the Rockets will encounter the Indiana Pacers in a warm-up game ahead of the opening of the 2013-14 NBA season.

NBA球星火箭「大鬍子」哈登(James Harden)，今天早午抵達台灣訪問，首站下午1點到高雄中正技擊館青少年籃球場指導HBL(High School Basketball League，高中籃球聯賽)射手訓練營，吸引近千位球迷圍觀，哈登除了指導學員投籃絕技外，也和球迷大方互動，並送出簽名籃球，讓現場球迷High翻天。

來台訪問的NBA球星火箭「大鬍子」哈登(James Harden)，入境隨俗，下午2點多到高雄愛河參觀龍舟賽，哈登對於龍舟競賽充滿興趣，還登上龍舟擊鼓，引來現場觀眾熱烈歡呼，哈登並以中文「端午節快樂」問候高雄球迷，感謝他們無畏酷熱來支持他。

參考資料：

蘋果日報
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article
中國郵報
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/06/13/381070/NBA-star.htm
NBA官網
http://www.nba.com/rockets/gallery/james-harden-visits-taiwan?page=6

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