Rumor: Thunder traded James Harden because he partied too much during 2012 NBA Finals

It was all about the money.

Harden should sue for defamation of character.

If all these Black athletes across all sports begin suing these scum 'journalists' for slandering I bet credible articles will be forced to flood this profession.

 

Clearly, it worked out for them.

 

Sounds about right. Sam Presti is a very smart GM. It was only a matter of time before Harden ruined that franchise and the players

 

Not even going to open the link

 

wouldn't be shocked, it's Miami.

 

Who knows, can be legitimate about the partying and the lackadaisical performance the next possible day on the court. I think there were some people suspecting this during the Houston and Los Angeles playoff series during the game. if true, probably something Harden just has to work through to be better player on the court.

 

It's Jim Harden and South Beach

I don't need an article to tell me what's going down.

 

WE LANDED ON THE MOON!!!

 

a*.* from My previous post at the time.

 

This. Good lord.

 

Not saying you are wrong, but I don't remember it that way. I guess most of my bball stuff comes from here, and the board seemed super positive about it. I remember a long thread about Harden possibly being available in the NBA Dish, and most knowledgeable posters were all on board with going after Harden. Maybe just these national ppl are idiots. I would have expected NBA GM's to know as much as CF posters though. Harden's stats were amazing his last year with OKC. It was obvious he was special.

 

Presti's analytics predicted that Harden would start dating a Kardashian in the near future and he was just selling high.

 

Me too that team would have won rings. 3 of the top 10 players on 1 team

 

I think it's funny that some people are still trying to justify what ended up being one of the worst trades in NBA history. The ONLY reason they traded him was because their owner was cheap.

 

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To be honest, I thought Harden was getting mauled that series with few calls, almost as if the "head-whip" that was earning him free throws in the previous series had been pointed out to the head of officiating (and the game refs were over-doing the correction, as so often happens; when in doubt, don't let your boss be in doubt....that you read the memo).

I thought the Thunder were summarily screwed in that series. Whether they would have won is one question. But LeBron wore the shiniest halo that whole series. The league made sure its biggest star would emerge with a ring.

 

That's a laughable and idiotic statement.

The Rockets got James Harden because of "shlt happens in OKC", there is nothing planned.

I am pretty sure the signings of the Lin and Asik weren't part of any plans to steal James Harden but rather looked like straight to the lottery.

 

If they trade someone because of partying, why not trade Westbrook?

Night before the last game:


Russell went 4-20 shooting in 43 minutes for 19 points
Harden was 5-11 shooting in 35 minutes for 19 points

Seems like another case of the media revising history to slander Harden.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ktlincoln/in-defense-of-russell-westbrook-partying-in-miami#.mm0M10NjeN

 

This is false.

The real reason is Presti took out Harden for a steak dinner and Harden poured a1 sauce all over both of their tbones.