Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has lost all his remaining patience with the organization he plays for.
EXCLUSIVE: James Harden tells me he thinks his relationship w/ 76ers is beyond repair.
— Jason Bristol (@JBristolKHOU) August 18, 2023
"I've been patient all summer."
Back from China, he's in #Houston for his 'JH-Town Weekend,' including kids carnival & celebrity softball game for charity.
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Speaking with reporter Jason Bristol of KHOU 11, Harden was asked about his situation with the Philadelphia 76ers amid all the drama, and the 33-year-old answered the question bluntly.
"I've been patient all summer. For me, it's just focus on what I can control, and that's working out and staying in shape and getting ready for a good season," the 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player said.
When asked with a follow-up question if their relationship is too late to repair, Harden believes that it is indeed so.
Harden is in Houston for his "JH-Town Charity Weekend" event, a fundraiser for his foundation "to support their causes of academic excellence entrepreneurship across the community."
The event included a celebrity softball game for charity and a kids' carnival.
According to the event's website, they had donated 360,000 meals, 500 backpacks with hygiene and school supplies, and $50,000 in scholarships.
The Sixers star spent the past week doing a promotional tour with his shoe and apparel sponsor, Adidas, in China, where he called the Sixers President of Basketball Operations, Daryl Morey, a liar in answer to a Chinese fan who asked about his situation with the team. He added he will never be part of an organization where Morey is in.
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James Harden vows to put Sixers in pain after ending trade talks
Following the Sixers' decision to pull back from trade discussion involving the former Houston Rockets guard, Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported that Harden will reportedly do everything to make life difficult for the Sixers.
Windhorst said that when Harden and his agents were informed over the weekend that trade talks would be discontinued, the player was upset by the news.
Harden's camp responded this would cause them some pain, and the ten-time NBA All-Star's comments against Morey in China were only the beginning, as he may not be done with it.
The insider added that there may be other opportunities for Harden to squeeze the team to make them reconsider their position.
Windhorst also thinks that Harden is frustrated because the Sixers insist they won't trade him. The former Arizona State plater understood that his contract wouldn't be extended in Philadelphia.
"In lieu of that, he wanted to get traded. When that didn't happen, obviously you can see he's lashing out. Unfortunately, the situation has really deteriorated from what I've been told," Windhorst concluded.
Fellow NBA insider for ESPN Ramona Shelburne also shared the same report from sources that Harden's comments against Morey in China are just the beginning.
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