James Harden performed a basketball recreation in Philadelphia on Wednesday night time for the primary time since he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Harden ended up getting the final snort over his previous staff, as a result of whereas it required a comeback and no-calls that pissed off the house staff, Los Angeles was in a position to choose up a 108-107 win.
As a result of he’s an individual who left Philadelphia underneath lower than splendid circumstances, Sixers followers booed Harden throughout pregame introductions and whereas the sport occurred. And after issues completed up, Harden received requested concerning the boos, telling the press that he anticipated it, wasn’t certain why followers booed him, and urged that they don’t know why they had been booing him, both.
“I anticipated it,” Harden stated when requested about Sixers followers booing him. “I actually don’t know what it’s about, however I anticipated it. So, it’s what it’s. I don’t even know why they had been booing, I don’t assume. When you ask them, they in all probability don’t even know why they had been booing.”
Harden requested a commerce from the Sixers in the beginning of the offseason, and whereas the Clippers had been lengthy considered because the favorites to make a deal occur, a deal didn’t come to fruition till October, when Harden, P.J. Tucker, and reserve massive man Filip Petrusev had been despatched to Los Angeles for a group of picks and gamers. The time between his request and the eventual deal did get a bit messy, notably when Harden known as Sixers govt Daryl Morey a liar and vowed to by no means be a part of the identical group as him.
Throughout Wednesday night time’s win, Harden had 16 factors on 6-for-15 capturing with 14 assists, 5 rebounds, two steals, and a block.
