James Harden Got 2 Votes for the NBA All-Defensive Team, Let's Take a Look at His Highlights from This Season

The NBA released its All-Defensive team voting results today and the names on the first team weren't all that surprising. Indeed Joakim Noah, Paul George, Chris Paul, Andre Iguodala and Serge Ibaka all had impressive defensive seasons worthy of recognition. But further down the list, in the oft-overlooked, yet oft-entertaining of "Other players receiving votes" section was none other than James Harden. Harden's dubious inclusion caught the attention of some members of the media:

Maybe Harden's getting an unfair shake here, so I'll let you watch some of Harden's defensive highlights this season and judge his prowess for yourself:

You've seen the tape, now vote:

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UPDATE:

It's Kevin Calabro of ESPN Radio and Stephanie Ready of SportSouth