INGLEWOOD, CA — With Kawhi Leonard back healthy and the free agency addition of Bradley Beal , the LA Clippers are looking to reign in James Harden and his sky-high usage rate during the 2025-26 regular season.

Harden is coming off of one of the better recent seasons in his career, following what many considered drop offs with the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. The Clippers' lone All-Star last season carried the bulk of the playmaking, and that's not something head coach Tyronn Lue is looking to repeat this upcoming season.

“We don't want that,” Lue responded to ClutchPoints when asked about expecting a similar workload for Harden this upcoming season. “Yeah, we don't want that. I think we had to, but he just had to do too much for us to be successful to try to win games

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