On February 24, Beijing time, the NBA All-Star Game has ended, and teams are currently using the short vacation to prepare for the upcoming second half of the regular season and playoffs. Harden has not played for the team since he was officially traded to the 76ers due to a hamstring injury, and according to relevant reports, he will make his debut in the post-All-Star game against the Timberwolves. The deal has long been settled, but the discussion between the Nets and the 76ers is still continuing, and just today, the Nets are also ushering in a major good news, which makes the transaction a hot topic again.
According to The Athletic's name Shams, New York Mayor Adams said that New York City plans to phase out mandatory vaccinations in the coming weeks, when Irving, who has not been vaccinated so far, will be able to play in the Nets' home games. A stone stirred up a thousand waves, to know that the direct and indirect reasons for Harden's departure from the Nets are because of the unvaccinated Irving, due to the latter's absence at the beginning of the season and the chain reaction caused by the recent part-time combat, the turmoil within the Nets made Harden have a crush, and finally chose to join the 76ers to join Embiid to rush the championship.
However, at the time of the transaction, although the outside world was also more optimistic about the combination of Harden and Embiid, and believed that the 76ers lineup had the strength to rush the championship. But at the same time, most people also think that Harden's calm stay with the Nets still has a great possibility of rushing the championship. After all, last season, the Nets have shown enough championship strength, even if this season Irving part-time until the end of the season, in the case of Durant and himself to maintain health, the Nets are still a championship-level team, but Harden, who is anxious to impact the first championship of his career, finally chose to leave for various reasons.
But fate always likes to joke, the Western Conference finals stage Paul's hamstring, last season's own hamstring and Irving encountered a pad, aside from the competitive strength, Harden, who has not yet won a championship, has indeed lost some luck. Just before the 76ers had played, New York was ready to lift the mandatory rules, and fate seemed to have once again made a big joke with Harden. No one knows whether Harden, who heard the news, will regret the decision to leave in the first place, but what is known is that Harden is currently carrying extremely large public opinion pressure and practical pressure.
Although he has a strong personal strength and has been selected as one of the NBA's official 75 greatest stars in history, Harden, who has not yet won a championship, has always lacked the hard honor of the championship, and his career has always been questioned. Leaving the Rockets to join the Nets, now to the 76ers, career to this point in time, if Harden does not succeed in the 76ers, he will inevitably face a lot of ridicule and criticism, and he will be completely powerless to reverse this reality.