“That meme might bite his a** right back if he gets put out before Ben Simmons” - Gilbert Arenas on Joel Embiid’s Twitter post following trade, says 76ers will not make it past second round
NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes trade talks around James Harden and Ben Simmons should have remained confidential: “The data is clear on that, it’s not good for the league”
“The moment Kyrie did not get that vaccine, James Harden said you not sacrificing” - Shannon Sharpe believes James Harden wanting to leave Kevin Durant and the Nets is a big deal
“Did Doc Rivers get voted one of the top 15 greatest coaches of all time? Yes, he did” - Jay Williams says the Philadelphia 76ers coach is under more pressure than James Harden to win a championship
Keyshawn Johnson says he’ll feel bad for Kyrie Irving if James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers win the NBA title: “People are going to say you are the reason why”
“Kevin Durant is one of the easiest superstars ever to play with” - Chris Broussard on James Harden's comments about his 'perfect fit' and contrasting fortunes with Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook
“James Harden is a fraud” - Rob Parker lambasts James Harden for forcing his way out of adversity yet again, cites this as the reason why he isn’t an NBA champion
"That's what makes Tatum and Brown even tougher" - Doc Rivers on Boston Celtics' chemistry as Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum torch Philadelphia 76ers in blowout win
“It was evident that Ben wanted to take the high road” - Marc J. Spears believes Ben Simmons was holding back in his first press conference as a Brooklyn Nets player
Stephen A. Smith believes James Harden is under more pressure then ever before: “When he steps out on that court, he don’t need to be grabbing his hammy, he don’t need to be limping”
“KD in between a rock and a hard place” - Marcus Spears believes Kevin Durant’s friendship with Kyrie Irving is stopping him from saying what he’s "mad about"
James Harden says Kyrie Irving’s status made a “minimal” impact on his desire to leave the Nets: “That’s his personal preference, but it definitely did impact the team”, says he and Kyrie are “good friends”
"James Harden couldn’t fit with CP3, then he couldn’t fit with Russ, now he can’t fit with KD and/or Kyrie" - Skip Bayless questions James Harden’s fit with Joel Embiid, believes he can "fit with nobody"
“It’s going to be scary” - Ben Simmons on the potential of him, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving playing together, says he hopes to be ready to face Philadelphia 76ers in March
James Harden says Philadelphia 76ers were his first choice when he was leaving Houston: “I just knew for a very long time that this is a perfect fit,” calls Joel Embiid the best big man in NBA
"He in the process of cookin' folks on the reg, and now he has James Harden" - Shannon Sharpe excited by the potential of Joel Embiid and James Harden in the pick and roll
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