Immediately after Harden threw down his dunk, the camera panned over to Obama, who was sitting courtside next to Clippers owner Steve Balmer. The 44th president notably showed zero reaction to the dunk from Harden, holding the "thinking" pose as he stares off into the distant.

Former President Barack Obama made a high-profile appearance at Wednesday’s Los Angeles Clippers vs. Detroit Pistons game—without his wife, Michelle Obama, who continues to stay out of the public

Harden ended up with the eighth 50-point game in franchise history, the first since Lou Williams on Jan. 10, 2018, at Golden State. He joined Williams, Bob McAdoo and World B. Free as the only players in club history with at least four 40-point games in a season.