1 year, 4 months ago

James Harden: Relationship with 76ers beyond repair

After calling Philadelhpia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey a “liar”, All-Star guard James Harden made it clear that he doesn’t intend to play in Philadelphia again. “I think so.” Harden has asked to be traded, but the 76ers ended trade talks involving Harden over the weekend after conversations with the Los Angeles Clippers were not fruitful, ESPN reported. “Daryl Morey is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of,” Harden said then. “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.” Harden, a six-time first-team All-NBA player acquired twice by Morey, maintains his preference is to play elsewhere.

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1 week, 2 days ago

James Harden scores 41 as Clippers blow out Jazz amid optimism about Kawhi Leonard

LA Times

Clippers guard James Harden, right, drives on Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton in the first half of the Clippers 144-107 win Monday at the Intuit Dome. Before the Clippers’ 144-107 win over the Utah Jazz at the Intuit Dome on Monday night, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue was asked about the team’s practice plans for Leonard and whether he would join …

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Dialing long distance: Harden joins Curry as the only NBA players to reach 3,000 3-pointers

Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — James Harden has joined Golden State’s Stephen Curry as the only NBA players to reach 3,000 career 3-pointers. “He had that first quarter against Washington where he reminded people, ‘Hey, I can still go out here and drop 40 on you real quick,’” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “It’s really fun.” Norman Powell said he and the …

1 month, 1 week ago

James Harden breaks tie with Ray Allen, moves to No. 2 on NBA’s career 3-point list

Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — James Harden now stands alone at No. “As I get older and chip away at an unbelievable career, you start to accomplish things like that and I don’t ever want to take it for granted.” Harden’s history-making shot came from the right wing with 6:09 left in the first quarter in a 116-105 victory over the Utah …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

James Harden Breaks NBA Record, Makes History in Clippers Loss

Associated Press

James Harden becomes the 20th player with 26,000 career points in his career in the Los Angeles Clippers' 125-119 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Harden was more worried about the points the Clippers have been giving up, having squandered double-digit leads in both games of a back-to-back.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

James Harden planning to sign 2-year, $70 million deal to return to Clippers: Sources

New York Times

By Shams Charania, Alex Andrejev and Law Murray James Harden plans to sign a two-year, $70 million contract to return to the LA Clippers, league sources said. Harden, who turns 35 in August, ranked fourth in The Athletic’s John Hollinger’s latest NBA free agency rankings. Harden was not extension-eligible and was guaranteed to hit free agency, but a mutual interest …

8 months, 1 week ago

Key moments of the NBA season, from the championship rings to the postseason field being set

Associated Press

A look at some of the key moments in the 2023-24 NBA regular season: —- Oct. 24 — The Denver Nuggets get their championship rings, raise the NBA title banner and defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-107 in the first game of the season. Dec. 9 — Anthony Davis scores 41 points and grabs 20 rebounds, and the Los Angeles …

11 months, 1 week ago

James Harden wants Clippers core to stay intact. ‘Things are going well and I’m happy’

LA Times

Clippers star James Harden said he has seen enough in 35 games with the team to want to remain with them long term. Unlike his Clippers co-stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, Harden isn’t currently eligible for an extension, unable to begin negotiating with the team on a new deal until after June’s NBA Finals but said “yes” when asked …

11 months, 1 week ago

Joel Embiid scores 41 points in return from knee injury. He leads 76ers past Rockets 124-115

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid returned from his latest injury to score 41 points and grab 10 rebounds and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-115 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday. The Sixers are 3-7 this season without Embiid, the reigning NBA MVP and the two-time defending league scoring champion — who entered Monday’s matinee leading the NBA in …

1 year ago

James Harden unplugged: On Sixers/Daryl Morey divorce, early LA Clippers days and more

New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO — James Harden is weighing his options again. Tucker put it, “There’s not enough basketballs on the planet for this team, really.” They lost their first five games with Harden before winning five of the next eight. James Harden’s tenure in LA started with five losses in a row but things improved shortly thereafter. To Harden’s point, he …

1 year ago

NBA 2023-24: Joel Embiid’s triple-double fuels Philadelphia 76ers to blowout over Los Angeles Lakers

The Hindu

Joel Embiid recorded the sixth triple-double of his NBA career with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to help the Philadelphia 76ers to a 138-94 win against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points and shot 5-for-12 from 3-point distance, helping the 76ers shoot 22-for-46 as a team, one make short of the …

1 year ago

Clippers' James Harden experience continues to be a work in progress

LA Times

When the Clippers completed their long-rumored trade for James Harden, coach Tyronn Lue said his team would need 10 games with Harden in their lineup to figure things out. “It’s a frustrating loss but you know it’s one of those games where the guys get the opportunities, they played extremely well, and I thought in the absence the guys stepped …

1 year, 1 month ago

Hollinger: 76ers don’t need James Harden; do the Clippers? + scouting Brandon Miller

New York Times

Where do they put the statue of Mike Muscala? Even with near-zero bench production and just a few scraps to show as its return from the Harden trade, Philly has the league’s best record and sports the league’s third-best offense entering Monday. You’ll also note that the Warriors took their time filling this spot; league rules give teams 28 days …

1 year, 1 month ago

Clippers want James Harden to lead, but process is slow

LA Times

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue gathered his players around him at practice on Saturday to tell them James Harden had free rein to be who he is, that Harden shouldn’t defer to teammates out of respect or on the basis of seniority. The Clippers extended their losing streak to five with an inconsistent, often ugly 105-101 loss to the league-worst Memphis …

1 year, 1 month ago

Post-Harden Sixers shed the bad vibes

China Daily

Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid get pumped up during the Philadelphia 76ers' victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Embiid had 27 points and 10 rebounds and Maxey had 25 points and nine assists to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their sixth straight win, 106-103, over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum's 3-pointer pulled the Celtics to 94-87 …

1 year, 1 month ago

The 76ers’ post-James Harden steps are occasionally wobbly but promising

New York Times

PHILADELPHIA — The answer isn’t obvious. Of course, it’s more like, “whatever it wants to be — as long as it keeps Joel Embiid happy.” But that’s always in the sauce here, whether it was Jimmy Butler or Al Horford or Ben Simmons or Harden — or, now, Tyrese Maxey — serving as the loyal second to the now-defending league …

1 year, 1 month ago

How all 30 NBA teams are adjusting their rosters after an offseason of change

New York Times

The winter is spent in the throes of NBA trade season, the spring is pockmarked with teams evaluating for the draft and the summer features free agency. GO DEEPER Sixers trade Harden, but what's next is what really matters for Morey, Embiid Toronto Raptors Last season’s starters: F. VanVleet/S. GO DEEPER James Harden's debut with Clippers disappoints on both ends …

1 year, 1 month ago

James Harden fit with Clippers? We asked scouts: ‘I just don’t see how they blend’

New York Times

Is the fourth time a charm for James Harden? GO DEEPER James Harden trade is all about the next steps for 76ers and Clippers ‘I just don’t see how they blend’ “Honestly, I don’t know if James fits anywhere — like any team,” Scout No. I’ve done that already.” James Harden’s full remarks when saying he is “a system.” pic.twitter.com/C67LT665KH …

1 year, 1 month ago

76ers move on after James Harden trade with focused Joel Embiid dominant against Raptors

New York Times

PHILADELPHIA — Nick Nurse looked forward and pondered the question for a few seconds. Had Nurse, Philadelphia’s coach for just a few months, ever believed he would get a chance to coach James Harden in a game this season? I think maybe that might have been a discussion between coaches and him, but from our point of view I think …

1 year, 1 month ago

Phillies make Harden decision

China Daily

James Harden sits next to Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George as he visits the locker room prior to an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday in Los Angeles. AP Disgruntled guard bound for California as 76ers end "broken marriage" and ship All-Star off to Clippers James Harden publicly called his boss a liar and swore he …

1 year, 1 month ago

James Harden says he wants to ‘win at the highest level,’ plans to make Clippers debut vs. Knicks

New York Times

PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — James Harden’s last game as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers was a Game 7 loss on the road to the Boston Celtics in the 2023 Eastern Conference semifinals. “I had a really good workout today,” Harden, a 10-time All-Star, said in front of an expanded media space at the Clippers training facility Thursday. Harden is …

1 year, 1 month ago

Clippers traded for James Harden believing he wants ‘one thing’: a Clippers title

LA Times

The Clippers’ James Harden arrives to the arena before a game against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. “The intensity of conversations turned up where, OK, it went from, ‘There’s really nothing here’ to, ‘OK, there could be something here,’” said Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations. “He’s a 10-time All-Star, he has an elite skill …

1 year, 1 month ago

Philadelphia 76ers trade disgruntled guard James Harden to LA Clippers: Report

Hindustan Times

James Harden got his trade to the Clippers. Harden, who told the 76ers the Clippers were his preferred team from the moment he issued his offseason trade demand, now joins a loaded roster intent on making a title push. The 34-year-old Harden vowed he would never play for a franchise run by 76ers team president Daryl Morey and the disgruntled …

1 year, 1 month ago

Analysis: The James Harden saga in Philly has ended, and it makes sense for everyone

Associated Press

The Philadelphia 76ers are perhaps an uncalled travel away from being 3-0. Harden insisted that he wouldn’t play again for Philadelphia while Morey was in charge, and having Harden back in practice on Tuesday would have meant that the 76ers were about to see if the 10-time All-Star guard was bluffing. It’s not like Harden had no value; he averaged …

1 year, 1 month ago

76ers trade disgruntled guard James Harden to Clippers, AP source says

Associated Press

CAMDEN, N.J. — James Harden publicly called his boss a liar and swore he would never again play for the Philadelphia 76ers. Harden joins Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Russell Westbrook to shape a core group of veterans trying to win the Los Angeles Clippers their first NBA title. “Everything’s been great.” Still, the longer the Harden melodrama lingered in …

1 year, 1 month ago

James Harden forces an ugly exit, but the Clippers shouldn't care

LA Times

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden controls the ball during Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals in May. The nearly finalized trade that will bring Harden to the Clippers from the Philadelphia 76ers for four role players and draft picks may offend sensibilities but should also engender applause. In this last-Crypto season for owner Steve Ballmer, Harden could be …

1 year, 1 month ago

Scouts, executives split on James Harden’s impact on Clippers: ‘They are feeling the pressure’

LA Times

Rival scouts and executives have mixed reviews for the Clippers after they agreed to terms to acquire James Harden in a blockbuster trade with the 76ers. “But I think they are feeling the pressure.” “This is something that can go two, three different ways, but a motivated Harden is a good Harden,” said one scout, referencing Harden’s acrimonious trade requests …

1 year, 1 month ago

Clippers finalizing deal to acquire James Harden in trade with 76ers

LA Times

As teams with NBA title ambitions in Milwaukee and Boston fortified their rosters in recent weeks and days, the Clippers arrived at training camp with a roster virtually unchanged from the end of last season. The move was made with obvious championship intentions — the hope of team owner Steve Ballmer and team president Lawrence Frank that Harden’s future Hall …

1 year, 1 month ago

Harden sits out third straight game, Embiid gets the start for 76ers in home opener

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden was out for the 76ers. Joel Embiid was in, after the reigning NBA MVP skipped a chance to rest and started Sunday night in Philadelphia’s home opener. With three games in four days, and the opener coming on the back end of a back-to-back, Embiid almost sat out, a startlingly inconceivable notion for the first home …

1 year, 1 month ago

76ers star James Harden 'is denied entry on to team plane by security and told he isn't traveling to season opener' forcing NBA to open investigation into possible player participation violation

Daily Mail

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden was reportedly barred from traveling to the team's season opener at the Milwaukee Bucks by his own franchise. Harden arrived late to Philadelphia's training camp and only played in one preseason game Harden was reportedly taking care of matters in Houston when he left training camp last week. ESPN reported on Thursday that the NBA …

1 year, 1 month ago

NBA probing ‘facts’ around James Harden’s availability after 76ers guard ruled out for season opener

New York Times

The NBA is “looking into the facts” around James Harden’s availability against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday after the Philadelphia 76ers guard was ruled out for his team’s season opener. Here’s what you need to know: Harden’s absence raises questions regarding the implementation of the NBA’s new star rest policy, which states that teams must make star players available for …

1 year, 2 months ago

James Harden a no-show at 76ers practice Wednesday: Sources

New York Times

James Harden was a no-show at Philadelphia 76ers practice Wednesday, league sources said. GO DEEPER James Harden-76ers trade saga timeline Backstory League sources told The Athletic on Tuesday that Harden, 34, has not attended any of Philadelphia’s three preseason games and has only participated in one five-on-five live competition in the two weeks since training camp began. Tensions escalated that …

1 year, 2 months ago

NBA: James Harden hasn’t changed tune about Philadelphia 76ers

The Hindu

Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden remained steadfast that his fractured relationship with the front office can’t be repaired. It’s pretty simple.” Harden has been one of the league’s top players for the past decade, having won three scoring titles and the 2018 league MVP award. It’s all I can control.” Part of Harden’s complaint stems from his belief he should …

1 year, 2 months ago

NBA: James Harden Will Play For Philadelphia 76ers Despite Ruptured Daryl Morey Relationship

News 18

Philadelphia 76ers star guard James Harden said Friday his relationship with Sixers executive Daryl Morey cannot be repaired but he plans to play for the NBA club this coming season. And the front office didn’t have that in their future plans.” pic.twitter.com/YC7NPyoLvK— Kyle Neubeck October 13, 2023 Harden, the 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player and a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, …

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1 year, 2 months ago