{"id":704091,"date":"2026-04-07T22:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704091\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T22:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:01:04","slug":"cleveland-cavaliers-announce-james-harden-status-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704091\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Cavaliers Announce James Harden Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257426931.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JANUARY 12:  James Harden #1 of the Los Angeles Clippers in the second half at Intuit Dome on January 12, 2026 in Inglewood, California.  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(Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Cleveland Cavaliers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218352\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> will be at home to host the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Atlanta Hawks\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/atlanta-hawks\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a> in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>They are coming off a 142-126 win over the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Grizzlies\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/memphis-grizzlies\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grizzlies<\/a> (in Memphis).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Evan Mobley\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nba\/player\/evan-mobley\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218353\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Mobley<\/a> led the way with 24 points, six rebounds and four assists while shooting 9\/11 from the field and 1\/2 from three-point range in 26 minutes of playing time.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"James Harden\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nba\/player\/james-harden\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218354\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Harden<\/a> did not play in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland Cavaliers Announce James Harden Status<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5797823\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5797823\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2260598840_ba7446.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5797823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyJames Harden #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers warms up prior to a game against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Washington Wizards\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/washington-wizards\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218350\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Wizards<\/a> at Rocket Arena on February 11, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>For Wednesday\u2019s game, Harden is not on the injury report.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 MVP will be back in the starting lineup against the Hawks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theCLEwire\/status\/2041597085183619162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">@theCLEwire wrote:<\/a> \u201cThe Cavs listed <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Donovan Mitchell\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nba\/player\/donovan-mitchell\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218357\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a> (ankle) as QUESTIONABLE for Wednesday\u2019s game vs the #Hawks<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nba\/player\/jaylon-tyson\/\" title=\"Jaylon Tyson\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218359\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaylon Tyson<\/a> (toe) &amp; <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Dean Wade\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nba\/player\/dean-wade\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218356\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dean Wade<\/a> (ankle) have been upgraded to QUESTIONABLE as well after missing multiple games<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Thomas Bryant\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nba\/player\/thomas-bryant\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Bryant<\/a> (calf) is OUT, while James Harden (personal) is off the injury report\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5791551\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5791551\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2262521316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5791551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyJames Harden #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives to the basket around Isaiah Joe #11 of the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" title=\"Oklahoma City Thunder\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"218358\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> during the first half at Paycom Center on February 22, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Cavaliers\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA &#8211; 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