The violent revelations about the beef between KD and Harden

We know it since his departure for the Sixers, James Harden no longer got along with Kevin Durant. However, the latter had good reason to be angry with the 2018 MVP… Indeed, he had shown up at training camp in a deplorable state, to the chagrin of the Slim Reaper.

The trade of James Harden for Philadelphia was one of the highlights of the season, with the fullback having arrived at the Nets just a year earlier to form a superteam there with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Except that between disappointing collective results and injuries to the shovel, the mayonnaise has never really taken in Brooklyn. Above all, a real cold war has taken place between him and the former Warrior in recent weeks, not being at all on the same wavelength.

Until recently, the Slim Reaper allowed himself a big tackle against his ex-teammate, proof that the tensions are far from having subsided since the departure of the n°13 towards Pennsylvania. However, as revealed ESPN in a lengthy paper on Blacks and Whites, it didn’t take long into 2021-22 for the two men to go toe to toe. Indeed, the 2014 MVP took a very dim view of the work ethic of the former Rocket:

Durant outraged by James Harden’s physical condition

According to some sources, the discontent between Harden and the Nets began in September when he arrived at training camp unfit. According to a source close to the two stars, Durant understood Harden’s predicament in Houston, which needed a new set, but he also tacitly expected his former teammate to commit to conditioning and taking care of himself. of him when he would come looking for a title in Brooklyn.

The status of Kyrie Irving already uncertain due to his refusal to get vaccinated, Durant was surprised during the first weeks of the season at the lack of explosiveness and slowness of Harden’s play, which he attributed in much to the fact that the latter was out of shape, as were the hamstring issues that followed.

Harden, according to some sources, found Durant’s remark irritating and judgmental. The two men never resolved the conflict, and teammates, coach Steve Nash or Sean Marks couldn’t do much to settle it. With each passing week, Harden isolated himself further, with staff and teammates growing increasingly frustrated with this static situation.

From the start of the campaign, the relationship between the two players had therefore cooled considerably and it only got worse from mid-January, when KD found himself in the infirmary for several weeks. . Now they will try to win the NBA title each on their own. Harden has a small lead over the winger since the latter must first pass the Play-In. A clash between them will only take place in the conference finals, if they get that far.

So there was quickly water in the gas between James Harden and Kevin Durant, which contributed to the hasty departure of The Beard to Philadelphia. What is certain is that they are not about to go on vacation together again…