I heard that Harden wanted to leave Irving and hoped that everything would come true

The Athletic reporter Joe Vardon talks about the unusual upheaval between Harden and Irving.

1. Against the Cavaliers on January 18, Irving burned something in the locker room before the game, a ritual he used to purify negative energy. But Irving doesn't do that before every game, and it's clear he's still haunted by his past with the Cavaliers.

According to people present at the time, Harden looked at Irving in front of his own locker, just like the latter had three heads.

"There's definitely a strange feeling between them," the source said, "and he can see that Harden is angry and Irving is not cold to Harden." ”

2) Irving is ready for Harden's departure, and when he heard that Harden really wanted to be traded, a person familiar with the matter said that Irving was very eager to see all this come true.

(Will be)