Kevin Durant

Oct 11, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) in action against the Philadelphia 76ers during the first quarter at ...

But Harden has to feel pretty validated now that the Nets continue to be dysfunctional with Durant’s since-rescinded trade request, the firing of head coach Steve Nash, and ongoing drama episodes with Irving, Ben Simmons, and others. [wrote a lengthy feature this week](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/james-harden-on-his-legacy-and-how-the-joel-embiid-partnership-is-key) on the Philadelphia 76ers star Harden. Weitzman also interviewed Harden himself in the feature. But it was thought that Harden had a better relationship with Durant, whom he had previously played with on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The report also says that the ex-NBA MVP Harden grew frustrated with Brooklyn’s training staff and its focus on “maintenance, rest, and recovery.” As a result, Harden’s conditioning also suffered, and he played just 80 total games for Brooklyn before getting traded to the 76ers last February.

In an interview with Fox Sports, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden talks about his tenure with the Nets and criticizes the team's lack of structure.

Durant and Harden were known to butt heads during the season. It was just, there was no structure and even superstars, they need structure. He said he wasn’t able to get healthy because he was dealing with a hamstring injury.

James Harden's time with the Brooklyn Nets didn't last long, and one issue was his friction with Kevin Durant during the 2021-22 campaign.

"Me and him are cool," Harden said of Durant. Despite high expectations for the trio in Brooklyn, the team failed to reach their potential, reaching just the second round of the playoffs in 2021. Harden came to Brooklyn in January 2021, creating an exciting lineup of superstars alongside Durant and Kyrie Irving.

James Harden doesn't like the "quitter" label when he forced his way out of the Nets. He even compared it to Kevin Durant's trade request.

Harden is returning from a tendon strain in his foot and hoping to lead the 15-12 Sixers back up the Eastern Conference standings alongside Joel Embiid. “His play, often dispassionate and sloppy, culminated with a four-point performance in a loss to the lowly Sacramento Kings. And the simple explanation is, similar to his departure from Houston, Harden’s vehicle to getting his way was quite literally quitting on the floor in games. I detailed the guard’s astonishing lack of effort during a four-point, six-turnover performance in a loss to the Sacramento Kings, Harden’s final game as a Net. While Durant later revealed he shared similar discontent regarding Nets management and coaches last season, the 12-time All-Star played the year out and waited until the offseason to seek a new home. Now, nearly a year removed from Harden’s departure, Durant remains the engine for a Nets team that has posted the league’s best record (11-3) over their last 14 games. Durant arrived in San Diego at a world-class level, fresh off brilliant springtime playoffs and Summer Olympics performances and ready to commit to the Nets and his co-stars with a new extension for the next four years,” the story reads. The two never resolved the conflict, and there was little that teammates, coach Steve Nash or Marks could do to mediate it.” “Durant was astonished in the opening weeks of the season at Harden’s lack of explosiveness and sluggish play, something he attributed in large part to Harden’s being out of shape, as he did the ensuing hamstring issues,” Arnovitz said. The former MVP detailed his desire for all players to be “held accountable for their habits as basketball players,” something he felt was not happening in Brooklyn last season. Harden was heavy and out of shape, and intrigued with the idea of free agency for the first time in his career.” James Harden’s comments regarding Brooklyn’s lack of structure would not come as a surprise to anyone following the team last season.

By the looks of it, The Beard seems to be having the last laugh in the case of the Brooklyn team.

It won’t be wrong to say that Harden has all the requirements to win the chip this season. Nonetheless, after a lot of negotiations and discussions, Durant decided to keep put with the Nets. However, by the looks of it, The Beard seems to be having the last laugh in the case of the Brooklyn team. In his second season with the Sixers, James Harden seems to have found himself in a happy place. In hindsight, Harden was wise enough to pivot at the right time, evidence being Durant wanting out during the recent summer. It won’t be wrong to say that there has been a somewhat decline in Harden’s performances post his forceful exit from Houston in 2021.

James Harden was asked to be traded away from the Brooklyn Nets last year as he struggled to thrive alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving before things ...

"I mean, I'm getting older and I want to be in a place that's stable. I had some doubts about that and I voiced them to Joe Tsai [owner]. He said: "You seen what happened with our season, guys in and out the line-up, injuries.

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant praised Scottie Barnes, saying the Toronto Raptors have a 'good one' as the sophomore finds his footing this season.

"You get comfortable after your first year until you realize you really got to put your foot on the gas and get even better in your second and third year. You’ve had some success, you can relax a bit, [but] you have to still put your foot on the gas to get better and find ways to get your individual skills better, but also learn how to work with your team," said Durant. "I think he's only going to get better as time goes on," Durant said of Barnes. You got a good one up here in Toronto." "I enjoy just playing against the Raptors," he said Friday night following Brooklyn's fourth straight victory over Toronto this season. Kevin Durant has never held a grudge against the Toronto Raptors.

It was back in 2019 when Kevin Durant told Serge Ibaka on his show 'How hungry are you?' that spending his career-last season in Europe wouldn't look like a ...

"I have a lot of respect for the EuroLeague," he stressed. "I have friends there, and I love watching the games. "I don’t know a lot of people over there. At Game 5, Olympiacos fans invaded the court, lit up flares, and created an atmosphere, unlike anything Durant had seen in the NBA. "I was excited at the time, years before I had won the championship (2017 and 2018). El Mundo Deportivo caught up with the two-time NBA champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist and asked him if a short-term EuroLeague stint might still be on the cards.

This list was put together by essentially combining different metrics to come to a composite score that represents how good a player is at shooting from the mid ...

Durant has been one of the best shooters in the NBA throughout his career as he has shot 49.8% from the field, 38.3% from behind the three-point line, and 88.5% from the free-throw line. “Leave it to Kevin Durant to emerge as the second-most efficient shooter alive without delivering hellfire from deep. This list was put together by essentially combining different metrics to come to a composite score that represents how good a player is at shooting from the mid-range, the corner three, and threes from above the break.

By Eurohoops Team/ [email protected] · Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant said that while he respects EuroLeague basketball and is a fan of the games, ...

I try to tell a lot of guys that they should pursue that route as well along with trying to get to the NBA. I got a lot of respect for the EuroLeague, I got friends in EuroLeague, I love watching the games but I really doubt that’ll happen. He first went to Monaco to see James and the rest of the team tie the series 2-2 and then traveled to Greece for the decisive fifth match where he witnessed an atmosphere unlike anything he’d seen before. “I don’t know a lot of people over there. Durant had mentioned that he’d want to spend the last season in Europe and Barcelona in particular before he retires. I guess that has you thinking about the end a little bit too much…

In the ultimate pie-in-the-sky scenario, the Lakers have interest in Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal if any of the three stars were to become ...

– [7:03 PM](https://twitter.com/NYPost_Lewis/status/1603903697653743619) [Kristian Winfield](https://twitter.com/Krisplashed)@ [Krisplashed](https://twitter.com/Krisplashed) [bit.ly/3iVkJqQ](https://t.co/iGn4kp8PND)– [11:58 AM](https://twitter.com/CHold/status/1603434222437408776) [Kevin O’Connor](https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA)@ [KevinOConnorNBA](https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA) [8:57 PM](https://twitter.com/TJMcBrideNBA/status/1603207694369816579) [Aaron J. [11:57 PM](https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU/status/1603252815824293888) [Aaron J. but I really doubt that happens.”](http://twitter.com/adam_la2karis/status/1603968224432889857)-via [#Nuggets](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Nuggets)turnovers mounting. So it’s like: Am I still the quitter?” -via [FoxSports.com](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/james-harden-on-his-legacy-and-how-the-joel-embiid-partnership-is-key)/ December 17, 2022 [“I just feel like,” Harden continued, “internally, things weren’t what I expected when I was trying to get traded there.](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/james-harden-on-his-legacy-and-how-the-joel-embiid-partnership-is-key)I think everybody knows that. Paul George close to a triple-double (13/9/9). [#Nets](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Nets)on an extended 35-14 run. [7:05 PM](https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1603904167080345601) [Brian Lewis](https://twitter.com/NYPost_Lewis)@ [NYPost_Lewis](https://twitter.com/NYPost_Lewis) [#Nets](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Nets)will start Simmons, Irving, Durant, O’Neale and Claxton tonight at the [#Raptors](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Raptors). 1 in made free throws) –

Durant notched 28 points (10-15 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 6-6 FT), four rebounds, three assists and one steal across 37 minutes during Friday's 119-116 win over the ...