James Harden’s summer stories don’t stop. In a lengthy report, Ramona Shelbourne of ESPN has ensured that La Barba ignored an invitation from commissioner Adam Silver for last year’s All-Star, although the player has denied it.
According to Shelbourne, Harden “pouted” at not being named as a starter or reserve in the classic game, so he began to ignore Silver’s calls as he was preparing to name him as an injury replacement. He guard of the Philadelphia 76ers he only had to guarantee his presence in the commitment.
“Days passed without Harden responding and by the time he did, Silver had moved on by naming Toronto Raptors forward Paskal Siakam as a replacement for an injured Kevin Durant,” the journalist reported.
The MVP’s response in 2017-2018 came through social networks. In the Instagram post of ESPN with the news he commented: “Lies.”
The Californian, who has participated in the All-Star 10 times, was averaging 21.4 points, 11 rebounds and 6.4 assists before the roster announcement. Perhaps the fact that he was absent in 15 of 49 games could have worked against him, but his numbers were outstanding. Regarding the public vote, he finished fourth among the members of the backcourt in the Eastern Conference behind Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell and Jaylen Brown. Nor was he chosen by the head coaches for a position from the bench.
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Meanwhile, Harden is not in a good place with his Pennsylvania franchise. He called COO Daryl Morey a liar and was fined $100,000 for it. The player insists on leaving Philadelphia for the Los Angeles Clipppes, but a transfer is not in sight any time soon with just over a month to go before the start of the season.
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2023-09-07 03:35:41
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