May 2, 2014; Portland, OR, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) looks to the bench during the second quarter in game six of the first round against the Portland Trail Blazers of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports
Serbia may have lost handily to Team USA in the FIBA World Cup Finals on Sunday, but they seemed to be in pretty good spirits after the game.
Following their 129-92 loss, forward Miroslav Raduljica, who played for the Milwaukee Bucks last season and put together a strong outing in the World Cup for Serbia, took a shot at the Houston Rockets’ James Harden and something that is very dear to him — his out of control beard.
Respect! @mraduljica: "We lost the final but still my beard is better than @JHarden13 's" #Spain2014
— Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) September 14, 2014
Funnily enough, this isn’t the first time that Raduljica and Harden’s beards have gone head-to-head. Back on February 8th of the 2013-2014 season, when the Houston Rockets were in town, the Milwaukee Bucks held a Beard Night. In the press release, via The Starters, a few luckily fans got $10 off their ticket for submitting their Game Beard, because the Bucks wanted to “show our visitors from Houston that it is our beards that should be feared.”
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Still, Raduljica doesn’t have his face on any Fear The Beard t-shirts that are being sold around the world — for that game, only 500 bearded fans got a #GameBeard t-shirt — so Harden wins this battle until further notice.
Worth a shot, though.