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Published: June 28, 2009
Thunder draft pick James Harden’s road full of obstacles
Darnell Mayberry
Monja Willis nicknamed her baby boy "Lucky.”

Lucky because, after two miscarriages before giving birth to her youngest child, she considered James Harden Jr. fortunate to even see the light of day.

Nineteen years later, Willis proudly watched her son put on an NBA uniform for the first time after being introduced as the Thunder’s newest shooting guard Saturday.

"I’m just happy ...

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