Harden updates the news, hits back at the doubters, and won't try to win sympathy
After James Harden was traded to the Clippers by the 76ers in the new season, the team's record was not very good, and after a wave of consecutive losses, the Clippers won two in a row. The 2023-24 season is a very difficult season for James Harden, as he failed to get the last big contract of his career, and he still needs to prove himself with the Clippers and still deserves a big contract from the team.
In the face of all kinds of doubts, James Harden did not express his dissatisfaction in the early days of joining the Clippers, because he knew that this is a basketball circle that wins to get the right to speak. After winning two in a row, James Harden also updated the news and expressed his dissatisfaction with the outside doubters.
"I'm not used to sympathy, no one will sympathize with me, but I'll control every dollar, it's real money. ”
When the Clippers lost five in a row, James Harden became the culprit of the team's losing streak, and many fans and media believed that the 76ers refused to give James Harden a big contract, and trading away James Harden was the right choice. On the other hand, the Clippers have become pick-up heroes and have become a big injustice.
In the game that helped the team beat the Rockets and Spurs, James Harden responded to these doubts with his excellent individual performance. James Harden even responded to the Dallas Mavericks' announcer because he felt it was disrespectful.
"He doesn't understand me and doesn't understand the situation, and if I rush at him and start disrespecting him, it's bad, but I can't. They don't know anything, they just believe what they see on social media or hearsay. ”
"I don't know exactly what he said, but I don't mind, I'm good at ignoring the noise because it doesn't affect me. It's just that people are talking. I promise, if you put anyone in this situation, it won't do them any good. It's my mentality, but my focus is on winning. ”
In his first five games with the Los Angeles Clippers, James Harden struggled, and although he was efficient offensively, averaging 15.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, Paul George and others got lost on the offensive end.
In the end, Wei Shao made a sacrifice and took the initiative to ask Ying to enter the bench, and then James Harden averaged 18.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game in the last two games. Now that the Clippers' performance is improving, hopefully it will be sustained.