James Harden returned to Brooklyn on Saturday to triumph 101-98 over the Nets and has unloaded about his previous state of affairs there.
“Yeah, there was a number of issues. However it was simply a number of dysfunction. Clearly. However it was a number of inside issues that I’m not going to ever put within the media. And that was one of many explanation why I selected to make my determination,” Harden mentioned after the win.
“However now, quick ahead to this point, I don’t seem like the loopy one. I don’t seem like the quitter. … I knew what was happening and I simply determined to [say] ‘Hey, I’m not constructed for this. I don’t wish to take care of that. I wish to play basketball, have enjoyable, and luxuriate in doing it.’ And quick ahead to at present, they’ve bought an entire new roster.”
Though he didn’t point out it, many sources across the league say there was beef between Harden, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant – the rift between KD and Harden courting again to coaching camp.
ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz reported Durant may’t imagine his teammate’s lack of health coming into camp.
“Sources say that a lot of the discontent between Harden and the Nets began in September when he arrived into coaching camp out of practice,” Arnovitz mentioned. “Durant was astonished within the opening weeks of the season at Harden’s lack of explosiveness and sluggish play, one thing he attributed largely to Harden’s being out of practice.
“Harden, sources say, discovered Durant’s slant grating and self-righteous. The 2 by no means resolved the battle, and there was little that teammates, coach Steve Nash or Marks may do to mediate it.”
As for Irving, his unwillingness to get vaccinated apparently pissed off Harden and different behaviors he discovered to be unusual did too, together with when he lit sage within the locker room in Cleveland to cleanse adverse power.
“Irving doesn’t do that earlier than each recreation, however he apparently nonetheless feels haunted by components of his previous on the Cavs. So he lit his torch,” The Athletic reported.
“Harden, based on sources who have been within the room when it occurred, was seated in entrance of his locker, watching Irving, and checked out Kyrie like he had three heads.”