Tag: James Harden

James Harden denied access to Sixers team flight

Brandon King

Courtesy of Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden showed up to the team’s practice facility in Camden, New Jersey, on Wednesday, much to the team’s surprise. He had been away for the prior 10 days to tend to a personal matter—an excused absence. During a light shooting session, Harden was approached by team officials. He was told it would be beneficial for him to remain in Philadelphia to continue the ramp-up process as opposed to going with the team on their two-game road trip starting with…

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NBA launches inquiry into James Harden comments

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Courtesy of Gilbert MacGregor, The Sporting News The fallout from James Harden’s trade request made to the 76ers continues to send shockwaves through the basketball world. Days after Harden publicly denounced Daryl Morey by calling him a “liar,” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that the NBA has launched an inquiry into Harden’s comments. According to the report, the NBA’s inquiry has been launched in order to gain an understanding of the nature of Harden’s comments, including what prompted him to call the franchise’s president of basketball operations a “liar,” adding that he…

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Take a look at the “Drew League” Adidas Harden Vol. 7

Brandon King

This iteration of the Harden Vol. 7 was made specifically for the ballers at the now Adidas sponsored Drew League. It sports a white upper with ribbed panels on the the lateral and medial sides and a gold toe box. Green wraps the heel and reads ,”NO EXCUSES” and “JUST PRODUCE” , on each respective sneaker, which is the slogan of “The Drew”, which was coined by the former longtime commissioner of the league, Dino Smiley. A Harden logo can be seen on the rear pull tab, with Drew League…

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An initial look at the “Halloween” Adidas Harden Vol. 7

Brandon King

Amidst his latest attempts to go scorched earth to expeditiously ensure his departure from yet another NBA franchise, it was lost that James Harden , aka “Mongo Slade, introduced the world to a new color of his signature shoe, the Harden Vol. 7. It sports white leather ribbed side panels, with a grey toebox that features a glow-in-the dark skeleton toe, while the organogenesis heel features a Jack-O-Lantern aesthetic. A black inner and a green pull tab complete an upper that sits atop a Lightstrike equipped Boost midsole and rubber…

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James Harden saves the day for the Sixers

Brandon King

Despite shooting just 5-28 in the previous two games of the series, in what was the most important game of the Sixers season, James Harden showed up big, dropping 42 points, including the decisive basket in the 76ers 116-115 win over the Celtics to even their Eastern Conference Semifinals series at two games apiece. The two clunkers that Harden displayed in the previouss two contests fueled speculation that the bearded superstar’s dasys as an elite player could be a thing of the past, the lack of discipline off the court…

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An initial look at the Adidas Harden Vol 7

Brandon King

Though you may have forgotten , James harden does have a signature that has had six previous incarnations. Thankfully for Sixers fans, James Harden has taken a break from his busy schedule of putting away junk food and quitting on teams to actually step foot in a gym this offseason and he had his latest shoe, the Adidas Harden Vol 7 ,in a purple colourway ,on his feet. The Harden Vol. 7 is a lower collared silhouete that utilizes a leather constructed upper with quilted side stitching and a suede…

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Why trading Kevin Durant may not be that easy

Brandon King

Kevin Durant’s trade request not set free agency on its ear , but that of the enitre NBA as well. Players of Durant’s caliber aren’t on the market that often so the Nets were Miley fielding calls from every team in the league, whether they believed they had a legitimate shot at acquiring him or not. KD has Phoenix and Miami at the top of his list of preferred destinations but is there any one franchise that can put together a package sufficient enough to pry Durant away from Brooklyn.…

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Adidas Harden Vol.6 coming February 13

Brandon King

Official images of the Adidas Harden have been unveiled. It sports a subtle lime upper with a light blue at the lace holes and the cords that traverse to the tops of the forefoot and wrapping the heel. Peach shows up at the pull tabs on the top of the tongue, rear heel and at the bottom of the lacing system, which reads ”Vol VI” and ”XIII.” Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a light blue Boost midsole and a grey and blue rubber outsole with herringbone traction pattern. The ”Green…

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An initial look at the Adidas Harden Vol 6

Brandon King

Images have emerged of what seems to to the next shoe in Brooklyn Nets star James Harden’s signature line, the Harden Vol. 6. It sports a synthetic colt upper with pink showing up as an accent colour on the Harden logo and the “VOL VI” at the bottom of the lacing system, on the tongue and the via laces that wrap the heel and traverse the forefoot. A Boost midsole that could be a drop-in and a pink rubber outsole completes the aesthetic. At this juncture there is no specific…

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James Harden ruled out for Game 3

Brandon King

James Harden has logged just one of oncourt action in the Brooklyn Nets Eastern Conference Semifinal playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 2017-18 MVP injured his right hamstring on the first possession of Game 1. Harden exited the game and has been dealing with tightness in the muscle. This is the same injury that gave him issues toward the end of the regular season and it has already cost Harden Game 2 and it will also, unsurprisingly, keep him out for Game 3 as well. Harden’s passing ability and…

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