PHILADELPHIA — As the Nets get ready to face their former star, James Harden they reiterated that his departure 14 months ago didn’t cause their internal troubles. Harden has said the Nets’ interna…
PHILADELPHIA — As the Nets get ready to face their former star, James Harden they reiterated that his departure 14 months ago didn’t cause their internal troubles.Harden forced a trade down the New Jersey Turnpike to Philadelphia at the 2021-22 deadline, a deal that brought Ben Simmons to the Nets.Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Saturday“I don’t want to really go into that.
Nets star Mikal Bridges, talking with James Harden during a game earlier this season, is looking forward to facing the 76ers, his former team growing up.Tsai had been willing to pay Harden — who was a pending free agent — in order to take a real run at a championship alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
The Nets eventually brought back Simmons, who had been holding out in Philadelphia citing back woes and mental health issues. He averaged 21.0 points and a league-best 10.7 assists this season to give Philadelphia a dominant one-two punch, with two-time reigning scoring champ and MVP favorite Joel Embiid.He’s the only Net listed on the injury report.
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