By acquiring the polarizing All-Star point guard, the Clippers have become the brand of intriguing that will get people’s attention in a crowded L.A. market.
New Clippers guard James Harden talks to reporters during a press conference on Thursday at Honey Training Center in Playa Vista. The 10-time All-Star was acquired earlier this week in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. PLAYA VISTA — Finally, the Clippers can take that misguided and maligned “Streetlights over Spotlights” slogan, drag it down off their desktop and into the trash.
It’s probably why Russell Westbrook, smarting too after the loss to his former teammates on the Lakers, got bristly for the first time Wednesday with the Clipper beat writers. They kept asking him about his fit with Harden this time, their third on the same team after shared stops in Oklahoma City and Houston. Because it stands to figure: A new point guard will likely affect the role of the point guard already there.
Harden is a divisive figure who has become so well known as a successful architect of his own trades – from Houston, Brooklyn and, now, Philadelphia – that it’s as though people forget that he’s almost as good a basketball player. And Harden was excelling beside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the Brooklyn Nets early on, remember? He was averaging 24.2 points, 11.7 assists, 8.2 rebounds and shooting 50% in his first month with that squad before that experiment was derailed by injuries and Irving’s unwillingness to get vaccinated so he could play.
in full view, during the half-hour before tipoff when the media is allowed in. Conversely, Leonard once insisted reporters stop recording him as he was shooting free throws.Alexander: Clippers’ roll of the dice with Harden trade is too risky
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