Publicly criticizing the Philadelphia 76ers from China, James Harden was fined billions by the NBA
The decision to publicly criticize the Philadelphia 76ers, specifically James Harden's professional president, Daryl Morey, will cost him a lot of money.
Currently, James Harden's side has not commented on this penalty, only knowing that according to journalist Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBPA players' association will file a complaint to ask for a reduction of the sentence.
During a promotional event for Adidas in China more than a week ago, James Harden suddenly called Philadelphia 76ers professional president Daryl Morey a "liar".
He repeated this twice in front of many fans, and affirmed that he would never stand on the same front with Mr. Morey in the future.
A few days later, the NBA set up an investigation team to learn more about the incident, emphasizing Harden's actions and intention to quit the 2023-24 season.
This is a violation of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement signed between the NBA and the NBPA players' association.
Along with investigating the hidden meaning behind James Harden's statement, the NBA also delved deeper into the hidden agreements that may have appeared last summer.
That's when Harden unexpectedly accepted a salary reduction of up to 14 million US dollars to increase the flexibility in the salary fund for the Philadelphia 76ers. The attached condition is that the "beard god" will be extended a contract of great value this summer.
However, that scenario did not play out, leading to James Harden asking to be traded to another team and the player had no intention of playing for the 76ers in the 2023-24 season.
James Harden landed the Philadelphia 76ers midway through the 2021-22 season, traded from the Brooklyn Nets. In the last season, he averaged 21.0 points and 10.7 assists per game for the Sixers, contributing to bringing Philly to 3rd place in the Eastern standings.
However, the success at the Regular Season did not translate into good performance in the Playoffs. Harden did not play well with faltering form, leading to the Philadelphia 76ers being eliminated in the second round by the Boston Celtics.
The story between James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers may still have many unexpected developments. Webthethao will continuously update the latest information about the match between the two sides as well as the action from the tournament's executive board.
