James Harden has been in the news for a lot of reasons lately. The 33-year-old guard made heads turn after he declined his 47.4 player option to return to the Philadelphia 76ers. He subsequently made headlines again when he ditched his close friend, Joel Embiid‘s wedding. However, a recent news piece even had the 10-time All-Star frustrated.
James Harden has had a tenured career in the NBA. The former MVP has been through the highs and lows of the league for 14 years. Given Harden’s success in the league, he has often been in the news for every action of his. However, when a popular media house openly questioned his eating choices, Harden was not having it.
James Harden responds to the media house’s post
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James Harden has had a lot of questions raised about him and his career over the years. In the past few months however, these questions have skyrocketed. After his decision to opt out of his player option with the Sixers and request a trade, The Beard has been the centre of attraction for the media. However, Harden seems to be unbothered by the attention as always.
In a recent video that was shared by the $50B worth media house, SportsCenter, Harden was seen at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami with his teammate, P.J. Tucker. However, the 6’5 guard was seen stocking up on some burgers in the video.
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SportsCenter put up this video on their Instagram and captioned it “Who was Harden grabbing burgers for?“. The media house openly questioned his food choices with this statement. However, Harden did not stay silent after this call-out.
Taking to their Instagram post’s comments, Harden commented “Slow news week?” slamming SportsCenter’s choice of news coverage rooted in his past.
The Beard had an interesting moment in the past
James Harden has played for a total of 4 teams in the league thus far. Despite having a decorated career in the NBA, Harden has never been able to win a championship. His quest for a championship led him to make several major decisions, ditching loyalty. One such move was when he requested a trade out of the Houston Rockets.
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During his move out of the Rockets, an image surfaced in social media where Harden seemed to have put on a lot of weight. This sudden weight gain of the former MVP has become a running joke on social media every time he has requested a trade. This was probably why SportsCenter decided to post a video, calling out his food choices. However, Harden had to step in to silence the questions being raised.
Despite Harden’s response to SportsCenter’s post, the question regarding where Harden would take his talents to this season still remains. With his trade request out of Philadelphia, he has been linked to several teams including the Los Angeles Clippers as his next destination. However, nothing has been made official yet.
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It would be interesting to see where Harden ends up this season. However, for all the critics raising questions about the 33 year old, Harden seems to be comfortable with silencing them right away.