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Best tweets about James Harden's stunning Wesley Johnson ankle-breaker

The play of the year happened on Wednesday night in Los Angeles as the Rockets took on the Clippers.

Credit: Richard Mackson

Feb 28, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) controls the ball defended by LA Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) during the forth quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

The play of the year happened on Wednesday night in Los Angeles as the Rockets took on the Clippers.

Rockets guard and MVP-candidate James Harden was taking on Wesley Johnson when he crossed Johnson up and Johnson fell down. Harden the waited for the defender got up before knocking down a 3-pointer.

😳 JAMES. HARDEN. 😳#Rockets pic.twitter.com/JCphxLzP18
— NBA (@NBA) March 1, 2018

Twitter had some great reactions to Harden's play.

NBA Twitter reaction to James Harden breaking Wesley Johnson ankles pic.twitter.com/60TdOMERp4
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 1, 2018

James Harden's crossover on Wes Johnson, called by Jim Ross pic.twitter.com/sR5CnSXLAI
— Hector Diaz (@iamHectorDiaz) March 1, 2018

nah man look at wesley johnson's face, man is internally screaming DOC SUB ME OUT and his whole basketball life is flashing before his eyes. pic.twitter.com/avXXptBdMp
— Ahmed/I can never be JOE BUDDEN TO MY BRADAS (@big_business_) March 1, 2018

Had to do it....

James Harden ending Wesley Johnson's career is even better with Titanic music!!!

🏀🚢🎶 pic.twitter.com/827p9pUr9p
— 🏀🚢🎶TITANIC HOOPS🏀🚢🎶 (@TitanicHoops) March 1, 2018

The only way James Harden's move on Wes Johnson could've been more disrespectful. pic.twitter.com/qxKwVUqk5r
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 1, 2018

James Harden crossed up Wes Johnson, logged on to his burner Twitter account to tell this guy why it wasn't a push-off or a travel with a screenshot of the NBA rulebook, then hit a 3.https://t.co/xHQqj4owKs
— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) March 1, 2018

You can see Wes Johnson's soul escape from his body in real time
— Adam Jacobi (@Adam_Jacobi) March 1, 2018

James Harden will set fire to your house and then come back right after just to shave off one of your eyebrows pic.twitter.com/vtm2iEbGJp
— Mark Berman (@markberman) March 1, 2018

James Harden looks like Charlie Morton in game seven about to put the whole city of LA in a coffin pic.twitter.com/uIFDqhjw1U
— David (@2017WSCHAMPIONS) March 1, 2018

I love the distant smell of someone hungrily cooking up a “James Harden committed an offensive foul” take
— Stephen Asian Smith (@PabloTorre) March 1, 2018

James Harden looking down at Wesley Johnson. pic.twitter.com/uN13mX5Nsn
— Aha. (@ahagazelle) March 1, 2018

I typed and erased 3 tweets because I don't know how to react to what James Harden just did.
— Taylor Pate (@taylorlpate) March 1, 2018

Oh My God James Harden. Why? That man has a family.
— Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) March 1, 2018

James Harden: pic.twitter.com/WSSI8iCZlk
— Drilmonger (@MJK_NY31) March 1, 2018

James Harden stared him like pic.twitter.com/vCmP1ma0rb
— That Blame Guy (@ImToBlame) March 1, 2018

Wesley Johnson has to go into a witness protection program. And James Harden must be brought up on charges for snatching this man’s soul. pic.twitter.com/7pM82he8kC
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) March 1, 2018

James Harden just trolled the entire Clippers team. "Clean up on aisle 3!!" @ca_rockets pic.twitter.com/PVePS6GqvG
— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) March 1, 2018