Things seem to have taken a turn for the worse inside the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. And at first glance, the crux of the problem seems to be none other than James Harden. Harden has been going off on 76ers president Daryl Morey publicly, leading to a certain amount of backlash against him. However, this former 76ers star breaks down the whole saga.
James Harden had voiced his interest in being traded from Philadelphia. However, trade talks were eventually shut down and Harden took it upon himself to wreak havoc. So, why is this former 76ers star siding with The Beard?
Former 76ers star weighs in on the Harden-Morey drama
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
During his visit to China, James Harden absolutely went off on Daryl Morey calling him a liar and more. Harden certainly did not hold back while slamming the 76ers president and news from all around makes it look like he intends to create more problems.
Harden?s beef with Daryl Morey has quickly become a hot topic around the league. And former 76ers star Andre Iguodala too weighed in on this. Iggy made an appearance on Gilbert Arenas? podcast, Gil?s Arena.
While on the podcast, Iguodala said, ?When you go into a contract negotiation, know what your value is and how you can leverage yourself. Know what opportunities you have on the other side, like your safety net. What is James? (Harden) safety net??
Former Sixers forward Andre Iguodala spoke on why Harden went at Morey the way he did
(via @GilsArenaShow) pic.twitter.com/aWANUratbh
— Sixerdaily (@Sixerdaily) August 15, 2023
?Daryl Morey has a history with China where he can say something and the backlash from what he says, it may not be any. Because there is a history there with Morey and China. So, it was a great move out of leverage by James. One, because it?s gonna be hard to discipline James, because what did he do wrong? Right??
Iggy sides with James Harden
Andre Iguodala went on to talk about this whole clash from a player?s perspective where the player right now is James Harden. Iguodala even brought up Kyrie Irving having Harden?s back when he went to social media about Harden being labeled as ?disgruntled.?
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Is he Disgruntled Adrian?? Or is he holding Darryl Morey accountable for his dishonesty and lack of transparency throughout the contract negotiation process this summer?
— Chief Hélà 🤞🏾 (@KyrieIrving) August 14, 2023
Iggy went on to say, ?Why is he disgruntled? Why isn?t the front office ever disgruntled? They always put players in a certain light.? He also added, ?When we make mistakes, it?s used against us. Correct? But when they make mistakes, we?ve never put ourselves in the position to use their mistakes against them as well.?
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Watch This Story – LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, James Harden, and other NBA stars in the most hilarious commercials
So, by the looks of it, it seems as if Iguodala is in support of Harden. Now, let?s see how this whole Harden-Morey drama will come to a close.