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Brooklyn Nets' James Harden briefly detained by police in Paris, not arrested, sources say

James Harden, in Paris for Fashion Week, was seen on a video with French police Thursday afternoon, but sources tell ESPN that Harden was not arrested and was never taken into custody.

French media reports said that the Brooklyn Nets star, who's been seen around Paris with Kanye West and Lil Baby, was on the street when a car was stopped after police smelled cannabis.

Bravo à la police française ud83eudd26ud83cudffe‍u2642ufe0f des incompétents... même pas capable de reconnaître James HARDEN pic.twitter.com/YLAeBFdaXk

— cateregardeap (@TiSoldier971) July 8, 2021

Reports say three people in the car, including Lil Baby, were arrested and taken to a Paris police station.