James, you'rereturningtoHoustoninthewakeofthecommunitybeingdevastatedby a winterstormthatleftpeoplewithoutfoodwithoutpower.
Whydidyoufeeltheneedtostepinandhelp?
Because I feellikeHoustonisstill a partofme, Um, communitywise.
Obviously, I didsomeprettyamazingthingsonthecourt, butoffthecourt I washopefullyasimpactfulas I wasonthecourtandwiththiswinterstorm, youknow, it's probablyprobablycrazierthanHarveyinthesenseofsomanypeoplewereaffectedandstillaffected.
Andso I feellikemetryingtoprovideasmuchfoodandwateras I canand, youknow, replumbingofthesepeople's homesandandsotheycanliveand, youknow, intheirhomesandbesafeand, uh, andbehappy.
It's something I feltlikeitwasneededtodothisyearinHouston, hesaid.
Theteamisn't goodenoughsituationiscrazy.
It's somethingthat I don't thinkcanbefixed.
BreakingnewsJamesHardenhasbeentraded.
YousaidthatyouwishthatyourexitfromHoustonhadgone a littlebitmoresmoothly.
Canyoujustwalkmethroughtheprocessoftryingtotweakyourgame a littlebit?
There's alwaysgonnabepeopletalkingabout.
Cantheyfitin?
Cantheymakeitwork?
Canithappen?
Likeonethingaboutme, I canfitinanysituationonanyteamplayingalongsideanyplayerjustbecause I mygameisveryversatile, Kevinbeingout, I gottoscore a littlebitmorethan a littlebitmoreaggressive.
Um, andthen, obviously, whenKevingetsback, um, I wantKevintogooutthereandaverage 35 40 points.
Youknowyoucanputmeinthesituationand I'llbegreat.
It's notlikethey'regonnabethebesteverby a littlebit.