Last week, a video surfaced of Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden, who was on tour for Adidas in China, calling 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey a ‘liar.”
“Daryl Morey is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of,” Harden said. “Let me say that again: Daryl Morey is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”
The NBA was not happy about those comments.
On Tuesday, the NBA announced that Harden has been fined $100,000 for public comments on August 14 and 17 indicating that he would not perform the services called for under his player contract unless traded to another team.
According to the NBA, after interviewing Harden, they confirmed that these comments referenced Harden’s belief that the 76ers would not accommodate his request to be traded.
Harden, who had a player option for next season, opted into his contract in June and is scheduled to make $35.6 million in the 2023-24 season.
According to Shams Charania, the 76ers expect to keep the 33-year-old Harden for the 2023-24 season, but we’ll see how this story plays out.
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