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[Shams via The Athletic] Signs of Tension between James Harden, Rockets teammates early on

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  1. joshuaao

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    Rest of article can be found at The Athletic
     
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  2. Reeko

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    they are trying to blow up every little thing

    Are fans under the impression that NBA practices never get heated?

    season can’t start soon enough...
     
    #2 Reeko, Dec 22, 2020
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  3. ElPigto

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    Good ****.

    James is motivated. Lets hope we get out to a great start. Honestly, the article is not that concerning.
     
    #3 ElPigto, Dec 22, 2020
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    Source: Mike Fiers
     
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    They don't get heated with James, because he is chill. :rolleyes::rolleyes: Since he wants a trade, if he gets upset at something it will be put under a microscope. Think about it, there really isn't much drama around the league right now. Everyone is signed to long term deals. Everybody is happy. Lebron won a championship last year, so there is nothing for him to be motivated and pissed about. There may be a star that is unhappy, but no one really gives a **** about because they are probably in a shitty team and probably is a 2nd tier star. James Harden is the flavor of the month while drama starts brewing elsewhere.
     
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    Sounds engaged. The media trying to drive his value down. Stone is not budging. The media should try plan B.
     
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    I actually love that he's getting heated.

    I do think that Sixers trade will get done but if not, Harden is going to have a new edge.

    Don't want Mr. World Wide to get complicit.

     
    #7 treyk3, Dec 22, 2020
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    shams wouldnt know this happened, if tim macmahon didnt leak it to him

    tim was banned from the dallas mavericks by mark cuban, and now he is spreading fake news on our team. The media wants harden traded, because in the back of their minds they honestly believe that he would not average big numbers elsewhere
     
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    Get his a$$ outta here
     
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    from the article...

    As long as Harden remains on the roster, there will be a greater level of scrutiny around the team. All eyes will be on the Rockets and every move made, by Harden especially, will be dissected and interpreted under the context of his desire to be elsewhere.

    aka every little thing will get blown out of proportion

    Houston begins their season at home on Wednesday, and Harden has committed to playing through this situation. One thing about Harden that is universally known: He loves this sport more than anything. So Houston will continue to rely on his production on the floor so long as he continues suiting up as he has every intention of doing.
     
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    The media will turn any non-story into something.

    Keep polishing that turd Shams!
     
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    I've seen Harden bark and yell at teammates for years during games. Honestly not that surprising he is getting on a rookie in practice. Get back to me when he pulls a full Jimmy Butler.

    (ironic that James may want to go to a team that Jimmy Butler forced his way out of because he didn't think they were committed to winning!)
     
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    Harden soft
     
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    is that b/c we have divided into two groups? one is old rockets like JH, Thiic n EGo, the other is new comers like UK, wood n tate...
    but, actually i dunt buy it, too much hype lately, bet association lack of money to produce 2020-2021 tv commercials, therefore they do some pr news for pre-season warmups.
     
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    they are going to such great lengths to continue to paint Harden as a toxic cancer that needs to get dealt soon

    Shams making a whole new article because Harden was heated in practice...this was 1 of the shortest articles on The Athletic that I’ve ever seen

    it seriously seems like his boss told him to just put something out there because it had been a few days
     
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    If he is still acting like a baby and Silas is serious about changing the culture then he needs to come down on Harden, especially if we are trading his ass anyways.
     
    #17 matchesmalone, Dec 22, 2020
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    so true. he threw a ball? that's the story?
     
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    trade jason tate!
     
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  20. treyk3

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    It's Morey.

    PJ probably told him about it.

    If Denver is offering the goods, Morey has real competition.

    PJ wants to end up in Philly with James or stay in Houston together. I'm almost certain.

    Never forget that Denver, Philly, Sacramento, Minnesota all have guys at the very top who worked with Stone in Houston. The Morey tree is wide.
     
    #20 treyk3, Dec 22, 2020
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