Russ also played like ass in the bubble. He was coming off of Covid and a quad injury, so maybe that's the reason, but neither he nor Harden had a good showing against the Lakers. The regular season looked fine with both of them averaging insane numbers.
However, despite being besties in real life, it was reported (and knowing Russ I think it's quite likely) that Russ had a big problem with James' work ethic and general preferential treatment. That was "reportedly" the reason he asked for a trade.
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Russ also played like ass in the bubble. He was coming off of Covid and a quad injury, so maybe that's the reason, but neither he nor Harden had a good showing against the Lakers. The regular season looked fine with both of them averaging insane numbers.
However, despite being besties in real life, it was reported (and knowing Russ I think it's quite likely) that Russ had a big problem with James' work ethic and general preferential treatment. That was "reportedly" the reason he asked for a trade.