James Harden Blasts Brooklyn Nets Organization

Philadelphia 76ers star called out the dysfunction in Brooklyn

Joey Linn | Feb 11, 2023

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James Harden was the first player to leave the "Big Three" Brooklyn Nets, facilitating his way to the Philadelphia 76ers after playing just 16 games alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. The star guard clearly grew unhappy with how things were going in Brooklyn, and recently spoke about the dysfunction that existed while he was there.

"Yeah, there was a lot of things. A lot of dysfunction, clearly," Harden said after Philly's win over Brooklyn on Saturday night. "There was a lot of internal things, I’m not gonna just put in the media or anything, and that was one of the reasons why I chose to make my decisions. Now, fast forward to today, I don’t look like the crazy one. I don’t look like the quitter or whatever the media wanna call me. I knew what was going on and I just decided I’m not built for this. I don’t wanna deal with that. I wanna play basketball and have fun and enjoy doing it. Fast forward to today, they got a whole new roster."

Making it very clear that there was dysfunction, and how that has now become much more visible for the world to see after both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant asked out, Harden blasted the Nets organization for internal developments that led to his departure.

With Harden, Irving, and Durant having all asked out of Brooklyn, it seems as if the problems may have been much deeper than the just the players.

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Published Feb 11, 2023

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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