James Harden’s time with the Brooklyn Nets was far from perfect. When the Beard was traded to the Nets, he formed a superteam alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Evidently, the expectation from the Big 3 was to lead the Nets to an NBA Championship.
The experiment with James Harden lasted only a season and a half before the former NBA MVP demanded a trade ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline. Many believed the reason Harden wanted to leave the Nets was his fractured relationship with his teammate Kyrie Irving.
As a result, Harden’s trade request was fulfilled, and he was sent to the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade package around Ben Simmons.
James Harden Reacts To Kyrie Irving Getting Trade To The Dallas Mavericks
James Harden and Kyrie Irving may have denied any claims about a feud between the two former teammates, but there seems to be some sort of friction between the two. It became evident when Kyrie recently threw shade at James Harden when talking about Kevin Durant’s recent injury.
Speaking of Irving, he once again shocked the NBA world after demanding a trade from the Nets. Following Irving’s trade request, he was sent to the Dallas Mavericks in a blockbuster trade.
Considering it is one of the biggest trades in recent memory, many NBA players reacted to it. But when James Harden was asked to give a reaction to the news, the Beard tried to ignore the question and gave a cold response to the news.
James Harden not expansive on his former teammate Kyrie Irving's being traded to Dallas:
"It's a trade that happened."
— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) February 6, 2023
James Harden not expansive on his former teammate Kyrie Irving’s being traded to Dallas:
“It’s a trade that happened.”
James Harden may not admit it, but it feels like there are certainly some hard feelings between the two. After all, during James Harden’s stint with the Nets, he became an easy target for most of the Nets’ struggles. All while Irving was handling his off-court issues and was rarely available to games throughout the season.
We sincerely appreciate and respect you as a reader of our site. It would help us a lot if you follow us on Google News because of the latest update.
Thanks for following us. We really appreciate your support.
