[Wojnarowski] The NBA is fining Sixers star James Harden $100,000 for his recent comments referring to franchise president Daryl Morey as a “liar,” sources tell ESPN.
The NBA is fining Sixers star James Harden $100,000 for his recent comments referring to franchise president Daryl Morey as a “liar,” sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 22, 2023
by UnbiasedNBAFan_
48 Comments
Wine paid it off
Substantial? This is a night in Atlanta for Harden
Pack
Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame
Harden could have avoided this by just opting out. I’m not a fan of Morey but Harden handled this so foolishly lol
bah gawd that’s strip club money
Can’t wait to see the cryptic tweets from NBA players referencing this for the next 24 hours
that’s just one stripper’s income for one night; thanks Silver
Slap on the wrist money
Why is the NBA stepping in for an internal team dispute?
Harden not losing sleep for 100k fine
L
why tho
Lmfaoooo he got fined for being salty
freedom of speech is dead!
They just went after his wine money. Now Harden has to release another 10,000 bottles of his wine.
[Soft](https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdjBjbnR0eWNrN241emZiNzBkaGwzNGV0a3htc2VkMW1uZ3NvdHdqcCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/xT1XGESDlxj0GwoDRe/200.webp)
Harden got fined because he negatively expressed his thoughts on how Morey did business with him…?
James Harden with the step back at the buzzer…and it’s no good!
Why does Harden get a fine? Is it for calling Morey a liar or is it for saying he won’t be apart of the organization?
How the turn tables.
Would not be surprised if players speak out against this. Nobody fuckin wit Morey after all this is done
Hm not sure I like that. Why is he not entitled to express negative thought’s especially if they may be legit?
Fucking Commish
Cheating players
Doesn’t impact him, its pocket change to Harden. Glad the NBA did something, but it’s not going to do much.
Chump chan…. Wait thats a lot of money
Silver reportedly also demands that Harden wash his mouth out with soap for such naughty language.
APOLOGIZE. Daryl vindicated!
The NBA should use that money to pay their employees
Sorry r/nba.
This hasn’t played out how you hoped
He just dropped this much at the houston strip club last weekend, he’ll be fine
Steve Ballmer will match James Harden’s fine at Delilah’s
So Morey is NOT a liar, lol?
Doesn’t this just guarantee another wasted year for Embiid in his prime?
NBA is so soft haha
This tweet is apparently wrong. He was fined for saying he won’t play for Morey, which the league interpreted as publicly expressing a desire to be traded. They did not fine him for calling Morey a liar. Woj corrected himself 9 minutes later:
>For the league’s purposes on the fine, Harden’s comments that he would never be part of an organization that included Morey played a bigger part in the fine, sources said. It touched on the league’s rules concerning public trade demands.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1694015974184260076?s=46
Yesssss nba W
Harden misplayed this.
He tanked his current trade value, practically making a trade impossible. The Sixers likely are only going to get offers from teams looking to get off bad money. Philly isn’t doing any trades that make them worse off in 2024-25 and beyond.
He also tanked his future value on the market. I’d bet he’ll never get a large contract again, maybe not even at the AAY of the 1 year deal he’s on now. Not only is he physically diminished, but GMs now know that if his whims aren’t catered to like a megastar, he’ll drag your org through the mud. No one wants that headache.
Harden should sue the NBA for libel that would be funny
Lol people are acting like it’s a nothing fine but 100k for calling a dude a liar seems sufficient
R/nba collectively dropped to its knees in a Wal-Mart
But Daryl Morey *is* a liar. How can they fine him for just telling the truth?
It’s a travesty of justice.
Ok Morey, prove that you have never told a lie.
this is ridiculous. why should the league be allowed to fine a guy for whistleblowing?
Everyone on r/nba “Morey bout to be fired. Maybe jail time”
Nba “we’re fining Harden”
Didn’t Edwards get fined less than this for publicly humiliating some LGBT folk? Obviously they’re all rich and it doesn’t matter and I don’t care about a millionaires money, but it’s weird to see where the NBAs priorities are
Fined for telling the truth lol
wait.. but is Daryl Money a liar about something? $100k is a heck of a fine.
And I know harden is a shithead and a teamkiller but to ding a guy $100k.. You better come correct