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James Harden Opens Up in 'Starting 5': Baby on the Way, Six-Year-Old Son Revealed

Candid Netflix clips mix playful origin details with family confirmations, with coverage also citing his early-season double-double.

Overview

  • Season 2 of Netflix’s Starting 5 features James Harden and Paije Speights recounting their first calls, with Speights joking he has “no game.”
  • Speights says Harden rang her about five times at 8 a.m. after getting her number through a mutual friend, while Harden recalls a 90-minute first conversation.
  • Harden confirms he and Speights are expecting a son, a new disclosure highlighted in the show’s latest clips.
  • He also reveals he has a six-year-old son named Jace from a previous relationship, which he had kept private.
  • The doc includes Harden’s reaction to Speights catching a wedding bouquet at Rajon Rondo’s 2024 ceremony, as reports note his 15-point, 11-assist outing in a Clippers win to start the season.