HOUSTON (AP) — The son of Hall of Famer Moses Malone is suing Houston Rockets
guard James Harden, saying the MVP candidate paid to have him assaulted.
Lawyers representing Moses Malone Jr. say he “was violently attacked by a group
of armed men” while entering a club last June after making a Facebook post
criticizing Harden for charging $249 at a basketball camp.
The complaint says Harden paid Darian Blount approximately $20,000 “to put a hit
on” Malone.
Blount is one of four men who were charged ted last year with aggravated robbery
with a deadly weapon. Harden hasn’t faced any charges.
Harden’s lawyer, Rusty Hardin, didn’t respond to messages seeking comment.
Hardin had told Houston TV station Fox 26, “I am totally comfortable that the
allegations are untrue.”
