Harden and Westbrook to Appear in All-Star Festivities

Originally Published: Jan 27, 2010 10:10 AM CDT

Oklahoma Sports Staff

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City Thunder players James Harden and Russell Westbrook will head a few hours south to participate in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, an All-Star exhibition that pits the NBA’s best rookies against its best second-year players.

Averaging 15.9 points per game, Westbrook will be joined by Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, Marc Gasol and OJ Mayo, among others.

Harden’s rookie squad will include Stephen Curry, Brandon Jennings, Jonny Flynn and DeJuan Blair.

The game will tip off on Feb. 12.