On February 11, Beijing time, according to The Athletic's famous joe Vardon, the relationship between Harden and Irving has long been contradictory, Harden wants to leave the Nets, but also related to Irving, and sources revealed that Irving also hopes that Harden will be sent away. Joe Vardon has reported on Owen for years and knows him well.
Vardon reported that on January 17, local time, the Nets played away in Cleveland, and Irving lit sage in the locker room before the game, which is an Indigenous ritual he performs to purify negative energy, he will not do this before each game, but apparently he is still troubled by his past in the Cavaliers.
According to insiders, Harden was in the locker room at the time, sitting in front of the locker and watching Irving's actions, just like Irving had three heads. The source said: "There was a strange atmosphere between the two of them, and it could be seen that Harden was angry, but Irving did not feel Harden's emotions. ”
Harden has changed teams for the past two seasons, and with his personality, he certainly won't say his departure is related to Irving, but Vardon said it does have to do with Irving.
Harden is unhappy that Irving hasn't been vaccinated because he's eager to win a championship that both Durant and Irving have already won. Irving will not be able to play in the home game, and it is even more unimaginable in the playoffs, Harden once joked after the game that he was going to give Irving a shot, now look, this is not a joke.
In the 16 games in which the Nets' big three played together, the Nets won 13 and lost 3, but they really had difficulty keeping the same game. The contradictions between Irving and Harden also prevent them from continuing to cooperate. Sources revealed that when Irving heard that Harden wanted to be traded, he was also eager to see this happen.