by Micah Wimmer

James Harden is having a year that only seems underwhelming when compared to his past self. But what we are seeing is not exactly a lessening of ability as much as it is a shift in priorities.

by Jack Tien-Dana

Here's James Harden: the work-hard, play-hard perma-bachelor who traffics in such excess that he's never made room for the seemingly perfect partners. There's Joel Embiid, the hardened romantic who's learned to rely on only himself after a long-term relationship went sour.

by Colin McGowan

With intelligence and perspective, we've dulled our pleasure centers and curbed our ability to produce meaning for ourselves.