BSO reported Harden was dating Ashanti back in February of 2017, so this isn’t a new story at all.
If you wondering why Harden has been so lowkey about the relationship, you have Khloe Kardashian to thank for that. After having a very high profile relationship, Harden doesn’t want to be in that spotlight again.
Here are his own words about being part of the Kardashian clan.
He was tending to Howard on the court and Khloé Kardashian off, a double whammy of diva, made even more complex because Khloé was caring for estranged husband Lamar Odom after his overdose at a Nevada brothel. At one point, Khloé took to a live video chat and denied that her sexuality was to blame for the Rockets’ struggles, though she chose a far spicier turn of phrase.
“I’m not worried about anything but hooping,” says Harden, 27, “and that may be why I’m having this kind of success.” The process of untangling a crowded life began a year ago, when he and Khloé broke up after an eight-month romance, which began with a meeting at Kanye West’s basketball-themed birthday party at Staples Center in June. Harden does not reference Khloé but reflects on the tabloid apparatus that accompanies her. “I didn’t like all the attention,” he says. “I feel like it was for no reason. I wasn’t getting anything out of it except my name out there and my face out there, and I don’t need that. It wasn’t uncomfortable, but it wasn’t me. I don’t need pictures of myself when I’m driving my car. Who cares? What shoes am I wearing? Who cares? Where am I eating? Who cares? It was unnecessary stuff that I think trickled down to my teammates. I had to eliminate that.”
He has eliminated that indeed, but Ashanti is having a little bit of a harder time. Terez Owens caught video from Ashanti’s IG story of her in Houston and being spoiled by Harden.
The relationship isn’t super serious, but they are dating and it is working for Harden.
Flip the page for the video from Ashanti in Houston and new photos of her.
