James Harden needed the Los Angeles Clippers a few years ago. Turns out, they needed the superstar just as much.

“Kick him out!” came the chant. Aaron Gordon and James Harden are at the center of a multi-player dustup at midcourt that results in six technical fouls.

A left-handed player himself, Murray-Boyles grew up watching and trying to emulate James Harden, but as his game started to take shape, his influences changed. He admired like-minded forwards such as ...