Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said he had no explanation for why James Harden skipped practice on Wednesday but planned to proceed as if the disgruntled guard will play in the preseason finale.
"If he's here, we go; if he's not here, we go," Nurse told reporters at the 76ers' New Jersey complex.
Part of Harden’s complaint stems from his belief he should have earned a long-term contract with the Sixers after last season. It never came, thus the trade demand. Nurse, in his first season as Philadelphia's coach, said he had expected Harden to both practice on Wednesday and play on Friday.
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