Home James Harden, winner of the 2017-2018 MVP award, poses with his mom Monja Willis in the backstage photo room during the 2018 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on June 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.<br>(Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) James Harden, winner of the 2017-2018 MVP award, poses with his mom Monja Willis in the backstage photo room during the 2018 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on June 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.<br>(Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

James Harden, winner of the 2017-2018 MVP award, poses with his mom Monja Willis in the backstage photo room during the 2018 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on June 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.
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James Harden (C), winner of the 2017-2018 MVP award, poses with his mom Monja Willis (R) and family in the backstage photo room during the 2018 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on June 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.<br>(Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
Kelly Rowland poses in the backstage photo room during the 2018 NBA Awards Show at Barker Hangar on June 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.<br>(Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)