?Harden Out There Taking a Whole Lot of W?: Despite Loss to Magic, James Harden Wins Fans? Hearts With a Touching Gesture

The Philadephia 76ers‘ lost to the Orlando Magic in a 109-119 game on Monday night. This loss snapped the 76ers’ seven-game winning streak. The Orlando Magic’s youngsters took charge after overcoming a 21-point deficit in the first quarter. From then on, the likes of Paolo Banchero and the Wagner brothers dribbled with command and shot with accuracy. Despite the Magic’s tough defense, 76ers’ star Joel Embiid racked up 30 points with 5 assists and 11 rebounds. His performance was supported by James Harden and Tobias Harris. However, their joint forces proved to not be enough. While the 76ers’ arena grew silent, one fan, in particular, was having the time of his life.

Beau, a huge fan of the 76ers, walked into the arena to live out his dream. He sat courtside with his family and donned 76ers merch. He smiled from ear to ear and interacted with the media. As per the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Beau’s dream was to hang out with the 76ers. This dream turned into reality on Monday night. After the final buzzer, Beau met the players in the locker room, interacted, and took photos with them. Following this interaction, Harden took to Twitter to express his happiness after meeting Beau. He posted a picture with the young chap and wrote, “Great meeting you beau.”?

NBA fans applaud James Harden

As these tweets made the rounds online, fans applauded Harden for his thoughtful gesture. They wrote that he was a man of the people, and was always bagging wins off the court. Fans noted that Harden was inspirational while others declared him to be the greatest of all time. They stated that he was humble and showered heaps of love on him. The Make-A-Wish page also thanked Harden and the 76ers organization for making Beau’s wish come true.

Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:

Post-game reactions

76ers head coach Doc Rivers expressed his disappointment candidly. He claimed that they weren’t able to execute their plans to the T and once they went off track during the first quarter, they couldn’t get back. He said, ?Their pressure, their physicality…they got into us.”?

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At tip-off, the Orlando Magic knew that stopping Joel Embiid would be a challenge – but they had come prepared. Banchero, who bagged 29 points, gave an insight into the team’s thought process during the post-game media session. As reported by ESPN, Banchero said, “You?re not going to stop Embiid, you just have to challenge him and make it difficult on him and we did a good job.??

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