NBA player James Harden is arrested in Houston on a gun charge, multiple outlets report. The New York Post and Yahoo Sports say Harden is taken into custody by the Houston Police Department early Saturday morning. Yahoo Sports specifies the arrest occurs at 3:41 a.m. The Independent reports that Harden is swept up in the arrest after being inside a hookah lounge with friends prior to the incident, according to its account. The reports characterize the arrest as involving a gun, though details about the circumstances of possession and how authorities came to find the weapon are not provided in the supplied summaries.
Across the sources, the central points that align are the location (Houston), the timing (early Saturday morning), the involvement of Houston Police, and the fact that Harden is arrested on a gun-related charge. The supplied information does not include further outcomes such as bond, charging specifics beyond the gun charge, or any public statements from Harden or police.
