And nobody employs it more than James Harden. In the 2019-20 regular season, Harden used some version of the step-back 3 on 39% of his overall shot attempts and 69% of his 3s, both tops in the league.

“Every time I watch James Harden touch the basketball and do a quadruple step back I wonder how you can even officiate and not call that a travel,” said one user. “Every James Harden ...

One of those missed shot attempts was a step-back that no one had ever seen before. With Trayce Jackson-Davis defending him on the sideline closest to the Clippers bench, James Harden faked a pass ...

But, is one of his moves illegal? James Harden has a step-back jumper that he frequently uses. It is an effective move that allows Harden to score almost every time. It is one of the strongest ...

He's gone up another level, which I didn't think was possible." James Harden's step-back 3s have been giving NBA defenses fits this season. Christian Petersen/Getty Images SCOUTING REPORTS ON ...

OfficialNBARefs Any defense of the James Harden play today in which he was playing hopscotch while holding the ball? Can’t wait to start doing the new lethal double step back move in pickup games.

This time, Yuki Kawamura gave them a step-back three-point shot that resembles the one James Harden used in his MVP years. Yuki Kawamura five minutes for the Grizzlies in their latest blowout win ...

James Harden, was a delight for every NBA statistician. The former MVP was a magician with the ball, whether through his handling skills, passing, and finishing at the rim or his iconic step-back ...

Philadelphia 76ers star guard James Harden turned back the clock in Game ... Harden also capped off his big night with a signature step-back three-pointer to put the Sixers up 117-115 with 8.4 ...

Remember those years of James Harden in Houston when he'd rely on step-back threes and/or layups for most of his buckets? Despite being a three-level scorer, Harden had abandoned the mid-range ...

However, there was perhaps none bigger than the ongoing James Harden-Philadelphia 76ers debacle ... join me every other week as we take a step back and survey the NBA landscape.

James Harden has to be one of the most polarizing ... the percentages sort of misses the point — his steady diet of step-back threes means he's going to have a high average shot difficulty ...