Daily News | How James Harden and Ben Simmons got Doc Rivers fired from the Sixers
I don’t have a problem with Doc Rivers getting fired this week. He deserved it. He failed. He had two jobs, and he failed.Doc Rivers got fired because he couldn’t salvage two flawed point guards. Ben Simmons wouldn’t shoot. James Harden couldn’t shoot. It all came down to this.
And please, make no mistake: Harden had a direct hand in Doc’s dismissal, beyond his inconsistent play. Sixers president Daryl Morey said that Harden had no influence in firing Rivers and will not have input in hiring the next coach. This is, clearly, ridiculous. No coach is going to be hired without Harden’s endorsement.Further, when I asked Harden about his relationship with Rivers, Harden said it was “OK.” Not “Great,” as Morey cast it in his unsettling press conference Wednesday.
But Harden shot 40.5% against the Heat and averaged 18.2 points in the six-game series loss after averaging 27.1 points in his previous 100 playoff starts.
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