The Golden State Warriors faced yet another loss against the Philadelphia 76ers earlier today. In the game, the Warriors arguably lacked the expertise of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Andrew Wiggings. The trio is currently ailing from injuries and strains. Their absence and the domination of the 76ers made the Warriors look almost powerless on the court. Amidst this loss, Warriors star Jordan Poole put up a noteworthy performance by bagging 29 points. Additionally, his recent on-court tactic against James Harden left NBA fans in shambles.
During a play in the game, 76ers’ star James Harden was in possession of the ball. He dribbled past the Warriors’ defenders, one of them being Jordan Poole. While doing so, a foul was called on the Warriors. As replays showed, Harden tossed his head to draw the foul. Following this, Jordan Poole decided to imitate and mock the 10-time All-Star. Poole tossed his head back three-four times. The Warriors’ star was then approached by the ref but no other action was taken.
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NBA Twitter reacts after Jordan Poole’s act of mockery toward James Harden
Fans were left divided with their opinions and reactions to what happened. Many claimed that Poole was right on his part as “Harden is a foul-baiting clown”. They also found this to be hilarious and tweeted the laughing emoji several times. However, there were those who were unhappy with Poole’s actions as well.
Some fans claimed that Poole was exaggerating and being cringe. Many even brought up the Draymond Green punch incident and claimed that they finally understood Green’s actions. One tweet read, “He?s so corny I don?t even blame Draymond”.?
Here are some more reactions from NBA Twitter:
He’s so corny I don’t even blame draymond
— Unlucky (@Shedontwantme23) December 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/GilbertGalind11/status/1603972473451474944?s=20&t=9Npt7p-mV3Ax6z1ymiTnFg
Cringe af https://t.co/oJMgAiLo6i
— helmy (@helmyikhsan) December 17, 2022
He’s right, Harden is a foul baiting clown. https://t.co/7RUbxI3YMI
— AD (@itsmead31) December 17, 2022
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/NMGypsMZ5p
— Log Swayze 👌🏽 (@Solid_Logz) December 17, 2022
I just can’t watch harden again he do too much https://t.co/9fr06No2rY
— Z.O.E🧟♂️🌎 (@SkrillaSG13) December 17, 2022
Harden and co. dominate the Warriors
The Golden State Warriors lost to the Philadelphia 76ers by 12 points. Joel Embiid‘s 34 points and James Harden’s 27 made life easy for the 76ers as they won 118-106. Despite having a slow start to the game, the 76ers managed to pull through and overshadowed Jordan Poole’s 29 points and Donte DiVincenzo’s 17 points.
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The Warriors looked flat toward the last quarter and their star Klay Thompson was struggling. Coach Steve Kerr spoke about Thompson’s night and said, “Just his effort was there, but the shots were not going”. Coach Kerr was optimistic that Thompson will rally back soon. He also applauded Poole for his performance.
76ers’ Joel Embiid credited the team’s chemistry for the win. He claimed that the team has been more aware and alert about the ball movement. Following this, 76ers head coach Doc Rivers was seemingly not very pleased with the team’s performance. He commented that they didn’t play with “great life tonight”. However, he added, ?But we won the game, so I’ll take it.?
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