James Harden missed his first game of the season on Thursday as the Los Angeles Clippers suffered defeat at the hands of the Phoenix Suns, 115-102. Harden sat out the game due to personal reasons, resulting in L.A. losing its third straight game.

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Ever since the Kawhi Leonard scandal broke out, the Los Angeles Clippers have done everything to minimize outside noise. Steve Ballmer has reiterated his innocence, and Leonard has denied that his deal with Aspiration Inc. was anything but fraudulent.

Lue also said that the team “needs to be smart” about the 17th-year veteran’s minutes as it tries to keep him healthy during the 82-game regular season. Meanwhile, he played 39 minutes on Monday after playing 41 minutes in Saturday’s 114-103 defeat to the Phoenix Suns.

Harden led L.A. with 25 points, but the Clippers couldn’t stop the Thunder’s offense in a 126-107 defeat, their second loss in a row.