James Harden is no longer a member of the Brooklyn Nets after he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday for Ben Simmons. His former teammate Kevin Durant seems to be in no hurry to play with him in the near future.
Durant along with LeBron James joined the Inside The NBA crew to select their teams for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night and neither one of them wanted to pick the former MVP. When it came down to Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Harden--James, along with the rest of the crew, couldn't contain their laughter when KD was trying to justify picking Gobert over Harden.
“I’m gonna need some size, for sure,” Durant said. “Some size and some defense in the interior, especially with Giannis and LeBron James playing such great basketball this year.”
James then asked if Harden was even healthy to play after missing Brooklyn's last few games with a hamstring injury. Charles Barkley joked that he is not injured anymore after getting traded.
Harden was sent to the 76ers just ahead of the trade deadline in exchange for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks. The deal went down shortly after ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski announced that Harden was hoping for a trade to Philadelphia.
Brooklyn has lost nine consecutive games with Durant sidelined due to an MCL sprain he suffered in January. It's safe to say that Durant is not taking Harden wanting out of Brooklyn quite well.
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