Official announcement! Harden was severely punished by the league, 76ers escaped, and the players' union was dissatisfied and would appeal

On August 23, Beijing time, the NBA league announced a penalty notice, James Harden, a star from the 76ers, was fined $100,000 because he bluntly said in a previous interview that he would no longer be a member of any team where the 76ers president served, which violated the league's rule of prohibiting public discussion of transactions. It is still somewhat surprising that the players' union first expressed its dissatisfaction and will also appeal to the arbitration committee.

In the summer, Harden and the 76ers had an unhappy relationship, the two sides failed to negotiate a contract extension, and then Harden chose to execute the player option and applied to the team for a trade, but during this period the 76ers did not actively participate in it, and previously stated that they would not trade again, committed to keeping Harden on the team. It was this move that completely angered Harden, and then during the China tour, he directly said: The president of the 76ers is a big liar and will never be on the same team with him again.

In the face of such remarks, the league also launched an investigation, during which Harden also revealed to investigators that the team president had told him that as long as he accepted the player option for the new season, the team would quickly complete the transaction, but he did not keep his promise. During the investigation, the 76ers were not found to be in violation of the law, and they escaped punishment, and in the end, Harden was fined alone, and it was still the most serious punishment, and $100,000 is the maximum fine.

According to payroll expert Bobby Marks, $100,000 in the new collective bargaining agreement is the upper limit of fines. It seems that the league wants to protect the interests of teams, after all, in recent years, a number of stars have applied for trades, which has damaged the interests of some teams. However, Harden made such a mess, and there was chaos within the 76ers, and it was no longer realistic to become a championship-level team again, and even Embiid may choose to leave. From Simmons to now Harden, perhaps the 76ers should look at their management and make a fuss before trading.

After Harden was penalized, he did not say anything himself, but the players' union was very dissatisfied and immediately issued a statement saying: "We respect, but do not agree with, the league's decision to punish Harden for his recent remarks, we do not believe that this is a violation of the league's rule that prohibits public discussion of transactions, and we intend to file a complaint and have the matter heard by the arbitration committee." "That is to say, the fine may also be variable, the possibility of cancellation is unlikely, but it is possible to reduce the amount of the fine, and the NBA players' union is to protect the interests of players."