With the Rockets and James Harden putting on a show on TNT on Tuesday night, it's only right that James Harden made sure to use the proper vocabulary in his postgame interview.
After Harden scored 42 points in the Rockets' 115-111 win in Portland, TNT's sideline reporter Dennis Scott asked the Rockets star what he sees when bigger defenders get switched to guard him.
"Barbecue chicken," Harden said with a smile.
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The reference is a nod to TNT's "Inside the NBA" comedian/analyst/butt of Charles Barkley's jokes Shaquille O'Neal, who often calls mismatches "barbecue chicken" for the offensive player.