> First, there was the whole Kyrie Irving vaccination mess. Also, Harden and Durant, according to multiple Nets sources, butted heads during the season – Durant didn’t think Harden was in peak physical shape, and told him as much; Harden, meanwhile, struggled to adjust to an ecosystem where everything was no longer catered to him. According to a friend, Harden also became frustrated with the Nets training staff and its focus on maintenance, rest and recovery; after all, in Houston he’d run stadium stairs and lift – even after games sometimes – and he never got hurt.
> “I don’t mean to, like, just down talk to anybody or whatever. It was just, there was no structure and even superstars, they need structure. That’s what allows us to be the best players and leaders for our respective organizations,” Harden said.
> “I just feel like,” Harden continued, “internally, things weren’t what I expected when I was trying to get traded there. I think everybody knows that. And I knew people were going to talk and say, ‘You quit’ and all that stuff, but then the following summer, the other superstar there [Durant] wanted to leave. So it’s like: Am I still the quitter?”
[Source](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/james-harden-on-his-legacy-and-how-the-joel-embiid-partnership-is-key)
by iksnet
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Durant started calling him James Soften
Durant taking notes from Chris Paul
This dude doesn’t get it. You can’t criticize Harden while defending Kyrie who was much more of an issue
One thing about Kyrie is that he will stay in game-ready shape. Came back last year and within 2 weeks dropped 50 twice lmao
Shots fired. Durant on the burners now.
“Lose some weight, fatso.”
– KD, maybe
How could he be in peak physical shape when he just played through a torn hamstring in the previous playoffs? lol
When kd was telling Harden to get in better physical shape Harden probably said to tell kyrie to get in better mental shape
Reminder harden ignored the nets trying to rest him after he tweaked his hamstring and then got it injured and kept reinjuring it. So him talking about the nets being too cautious meanwhile his own refusal to load manage is what cost us a ring
Harden carried the nets in 2020/2021. He was better than kd and kd missed tons of time
Season after he was by himself as kd missed time and kyrie antivax lol
Sources tell ESPN that Kevin Durant repeatedly made fun of James Harden for having “manboobs” during practices over the last season. Several times Harden broke down into tears and had to leave the practice facility. No surprise to see Harden wanting out now.
Bunch of clowns tbh
Leave it to Kevin Durant to make me like James Harden. This almost makes me want the Sixers to succeed.
Meanwhile the Nets were 29-7 when he played – often through injury – and 19-17 when he sat in the 2021 season while KD was busy standing by Kyrie and his antics.
James Harden logged the highest mpg in 2021 on the Nets, outrebounded Durant and Irving, and and averaged nearly as many assists as the two of them combined for only 2 less ppg
so it sounds like, based on these comments and the KD interview where he explained why he wanted to be traded, as much as Nets fans hated Kyrie, the real reason this whole thing blew up was mainly because of coaching not holding players accountable and pushing them to be their best.
Seems like Nash and the crew just let the team slide and were pretty lax about training/practices/drills etc.
Kinda wild though that those were the reasons Harden/KD were pissed and not the superstar player’s refusal of a vaccine
Hell yea. Love Durant for this. The man wants to win and if you’re not keeping your body in tip top shape he’s gonna call you out on it.
harden needs alot of the training staff attention but so does KD and they didnt co-exist well in terms of both guys getting their normal amount of work done with the training staff. their schedules clashed, as weird as it sounds. Literally like stretching and muscle activation work before games shit like that
I would wanna leave too after that, considering Harden was in such bad shape because he had to play on a bum hamstring, while Kyrie Irving skipped games to watch Infowars
Now that they’ve blown past the Kyrie shit they’ve gone back to the Harden slander about his weight lol I don’t care if they never lose a game again this org is so embarrassing
Nets dynasty ended because KD called him fat lmao
L a fun c
Daily r/nba shit on the nets and kd post. Someone tag me in the hour late post game thread after Brooklyn gets to five in a row tn
The way people are willing to make any excuse for Harden is crazy. Both Harden and Kyrie can be in the wrong, it doesn’t have to be one or the other
Why my two favorites gotta fight ;_;
Morey would never
nash was the source
How come it’s ok for Durant, but when I tell my coworkers they’re fat I get sent to HR?
Can’t win with these fat cats…