James Harden is Ruining The NBA

James Harden opted into the final year of his contract under the impression the Sixers would find a trade for him but last week, 76ers GM Daryl Morey came out and said he has no plans on trading him away so naturally, Harden stood in front of a group of Chinese children and cut a WWF promo on his boss.

James Harden: “Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of. Let me say that again: Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.” pic.twitter.com/AmHJ0WwbF2

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 14, 2023

See, this is the problem with the NBA. Players have too much control. The inmates are running the asylum.

When you have the power to leave your company. move to a city you would rather live in and make a lot more money but your boss tricks you into staying with the company for another year by lying about having your best interest in mind—you just have to quietly take it and keep doing your job.

All these star players are crybabies who want to play basketball wherever they want.

How are fans supposed to feel about these players changing teams every year? Players should put up with whatever bullshit our favorite teams put them through because they’re making a lot of money.

I miss the sport I fell in love with. The sport where Scottie Pippen got paid minimum wage and played all 82 games in Adidas flip flops with a bad back and Michael Jordan screaming at him practice every day. Real hoops.

Now everyone’s a diva who wants to make as much money as possible before they physically can no longer play the game they chose to dedicate their entire lives which means they never learned any other life skills they’d need when they turn 40. Disgusting.

If you’re a Sixers fan, you should be pissed at James Harden.

So what if his head coach Doc Rivers does absolutely zero coaching when the playoffs start and simply claps and tells the guys to go out there and try their best?

So what if this team continues to allow Tobias Harris to rob their safe every two weeks and be one of the highest-paid players in the NBA despite being a non-factor most nights when they could be using that salary cap space for literally anyone else?

So what if they drafted Jahlil Okafor over, well, anyone else in that draft?

So what if they selected Markelle Fultz over Jayson Tatum and then imploded his self-esteem?

So what if they drafted Mikal Bridges knowing his mom worked for the team but traded him for Zhaire Smith who they almost immediately murdered by feeding him food he was allergic to?

So what if they threw Ben Simmons under the bus after losing a playoff series thus destroying his confidence and tanking his trade value?

So what if they traded away Jimmy Butler who was the only player on the team who appeared to care about winning and has proven since then his ability to carry a team of G-Leaguers to the NBA Finals?

As fans, we need to be angry at the players and not the team for the terrible decisions they make. James Harden has to pull himself up by the bootstraps and make it work.

We’ve already seen him abandon the Rockets after he led them to No. 1 seeds in the West year in and year out until they quietly started tanking around him without telling him. He should’ve gone out there day one and taught Stephen Silas how to coach instead of being confused as to why the fuck they were bringing in a new, young first-time coach.

He quit on the Brooklyn Nets too. Sure, Kyrie Irving was fighting the whole ass US government and Kevin Durant spent more time refreshing his Twitter feed than being on the court. If Harden is so good, he and Patty Mills should’ve turned themselves into the East Coast splash brothers. But I guess he didn’t want it enough. He’d rather quit on a Nets organization that gave KYRIE IRVING power.