James Harden, in Paris for Fashion Week, was seen on a video with French police Thursday afternoon, but sources told 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 🤦🏾♂️ 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.
Harden was apparently nearby and tried to intervene and was briefly detained, but was let go.
Police said they found 20 grams of cannabis, a substance that is illegal in France, in the car.