NBA: James Harden vows not to play for 76ers under ‘liar’ GM Daryl Morey
FILE – James Harden #1 (L) and president of basketball operations Daryl Morey of the Philadelphia 76ers look on throughout a press convention on the Seventy Sixers Apply Facility on February 15, 2022 in Camden, New Jersey. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Pictures/AFP
NBA star James Harden has stated he won’t ever play for the Philadelphia 76ers once more whereas Daryl Morey stays the workforce’s normal supervisor.
In scathing feedback which include the 76ers and Harden locked in a contract standoff, the previous NBA MVP stated he may now not be a part of a corporation that employed Morey.
“Daryl Morey is a liar and I’ll by no means be part of a corporation that he’s part of,” Harden stated at an occasion in China for sponsors Adidas.
“Let me say that once more: Daryl Morey is a liar and I’ll by no means be part of a corporation that he’s part of.”
James Harden: “Daryl Morey is a liar and I’ll by no means be part of a corporation that he’s part of. Let me say that once more: Daryl Morey is a liar and I’ll by no means be part of a corporation that he’s part of.” pic.twitter.com/AmHJ0WwbF2
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 14, 2023
The incendiary remarks spotlight the more and more acrimonious nature of Harden’s contract negotiations with the 76ers.
The 33-year-old 10-time All-Star reportedly advised the workforce final month that he needed to be traded away from the franchise after becoming a member of from Brooklyn in February 2022.
US media reported on Saturday that the 76ers had shut down discussions with Harden over a commerce and have been anticipating him to report back to a coaching camp in September.
James Harden #1 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates after defeating the Boston Celtics in time beyond regulation of sport 4 of the Japanese Convention Second Spherical Playoffs at Wells Fargo Heart on Might 07, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Pictures/AFP
The Athletic web site, citing sources near Harden, stated the participant has no intention of participating in pre-season coaching camp.
Philadelphia hoped the addition of Harden final 12 months would assist the workforce lastly problem for an NBA championship.
Nonetheless, the workforce led by reigning NBA Most Helpful Participant Joel Embiid has stalled within the playoffs within the final two seasons, exiting within the Japanese Convention semifinals on every event.
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