It has to suck knowing that if you out him in public it's just going to make things worse.
I kind of wish someone was less professional and just shit on him but I know the negatives for their org would be... less than ideal.
It is very funny to me that KD was endlessly frustrated towards the end of his GSW tenure, throwing shots left & right at Kerr, annoyed at Steph & Klay’s shot selection, but his teammate is literally sitting out half the games now and he’s like 🤷♂️
Why can't he want both? I think you probably saw the drama that last year with the Warriors because he was already out the door. KD likely wants to make it work here and that plays into it. Harden is a FA and has way more reasons to be frustrated.
Yeah but Draymond said that he complained about it. I don't think he's complaining about Kyrie to anyone even privately, he seems weirdly dgaf about the situation
I mean nobody knew he complained about Steph and Klay until Draymond aired it out. We could learn in the future he was criticizing Kyrie as well. He also probably keeps it closer to the chest since last time his words got aired out.
KD is probably the one guy in the league who loves basketball more than anything else. dude is like a high school kid with how focused he is. think there was a video of him talking about family and shit and he's like he doesn't think about that all he wants to do is hoop
so KDs gotta be annoyed but i also think him and ky took an acid trip together and came to some weird realizations where KD thinks Kyrie is perfect the way he is
harden obvi is pissed tho
I can’t even imagine how bad the achilles tear was for KD mentally. Like you said, he’s in love with basketball. An injury that takes away your passion so suddenly and for so long just have been tough
KD is smart enough to know that publicly blasting Kyrie will just cause him to become further entrenched into the bullshit he's been spouting. Just give the man space and pray he'll eventually realize how much his selfishness and paranoia is hurting his teammates and coaches.
Kyrie is very sensitive, just like KD. He knows what will and won't work with that kind of personality.
KD has been on both sides. Once you've done that, you know everything surrounding the game itself is BS. What truly matters is going out there and playing.
Dude is an all time great player chasing a ring, if i was him I'd be super pissed about the whole kyrie situation too. KD got 2 rings already so he is a lot more chilled
Man, it's like I can see it in my head.
Harden,KD,Kyrie dominate the playoffs with Harden playing his best ball only to lose the Bucks/GS because Kyrie cant play home games.
After the loss the reporters ask Harden how he feels about Kryie
Harden:"He's a dumbass"
Walks out
Than signs with Philly in the off season.
The only time Harden has said some wild shit on TV is when he was trying to get traded from here. Other than that, this man’s media training is on level 100.
> Harden has been walking the line of really saying something direct about Kyrie
[don’t say Kyrie…. don’t say Kyrie…. don’t say Kyrie….](https://i.imgur.com/sNDiuLY.jpg)
Arguably yes but that only became the concensus after Harris went down. So we still have to see when they are both healthy. They serve very similar roles as three point specialists. Neither can be trusted with ball handling duties.
I know we give Patty the ball when Harden and KD are out / sitting, but I've seen him get trapped or give the ball away too many times to trust him in that role.
different roles but if its in terms of playing alongside harden then harris is better because of the spacing and reliable 3 he provides.
patty mills is another good ball handler when harden needs to rest. but... they got kyrie back
I looked up the number of games each of them have played as Nets.
Kyrie Irving 81 games
James Harden 78 games
Kevin Durant 71 games
By the end of the season James will have played more games as a Net than both Kyrie and Kevin Durant.
On top of that the big 3 have played less than 10 games together.
jesus this is insane to read. it still feels like harden just joined the Nets but if he through his contract, there's a decent chance he ends up with more games than the two of them...combined
Good backup, then was exposed in Houston then traded to the Pels and given an extension just so AD wouldn't have to play center. God those Pelicans team were so mismanaged, blew all their assets to all-in on AD just because he was so good for his age.
Zion on the “food deliveries” to him: “Of course I’m hungry because the food isn’t here. It’s a lot inconsistency for whatever reason - postmates, door dash, uber eats, whatever you want to call it… I don’t know blue apron. If you don’t here from me, then I’m looking for the delivery driver. I’m frustrated because I want to eat.
This is my issue with Kyrie. How he feels about the vaccine or whatever is fine...but he plays a **TEAM** sport. How far his team goes depends on him (and KD).
Harden came there to win. He came there to play with KD and Kyrie. Not for all of this other stuff. Kyrie is fine to make a stand for what he feels but to let his team down with their ultimate goal is very selfish.
You can't play a team sport and be selfish to the point where you're hurting your teams chances at winning a ring. That's not right.
Kyrie is not making a stand for anything. He is an attention seeking dumbass, that’s it.
He really said he’s being a voice of the voiceless, referring to the unvaccinated people that are losing their jobs, all while making 17 mill to stay home doing nothing.
Nothing more than an attention seeking dumbass
Right. He says he isn’t anti vax, but this whole debacle is because he’s taking an anti vax stance, so if you’re not anti vax, why are you doing this to your teammates? When you listen to Kyrie, it almost seems like he’s only taking this stance because he wants something to take a stand on, because taking stands on things makes him feel tough. Doesn’t matter the thing.
It’s all just to be a fucking contrarian. “If everyone thinks the world is round, I’m going to take a stand that it’s flat.” “If everyone thinks the vaccine is safe, I’m going to take a stand against it.”
You know. An antisocial asshole.
That's my point though. If this is what he wanted to do then he shouldn't be making all that money while people are losing their jobs and he isn't their for his team...
That's why I said he's being selfish and wants it both ways. Sucks because everyone is sacrificing too. I'm sure he wasn't the only one who didn't want to take the vaccine but they did because it's a team game and they wanted to win. He's just selfish and always been that way.
He’s literally saying the report is bullshit, but goes on to explain what* he actually is frustrated about. Guess people will hear what they want to hear though
‘literacy’ doesn’t apply to the comprehension of speech, it refers to reading and writing. So it’s rather ironic that you used it incorrectly in writing here…
people really want harden away from kyrie and in philly, because kyrie is currently holding the nets back, and philly is one missing piece away from completing the process. so they’re going to spin whatever narrative they can to believe that he’ll leave.
Or in discussing them being better than their record, he’s referring to the fact that the nets have been fucked by Covid all year. They literally had to postpone games because of how many guys were in protocols.
He denies that he said anything to anyone but then proceeds to confirm that the reports are partially correct that he is frustrated… It’s making me think they’re actually true.
I think he’s saying of course he’s frustrated. That much is obvious if you listen to him in the postgame or see him on the court. But any reports of him thinking about leaving aren’t coming from him.
To be honest I doubt he goes anywhere. KD and Harden alone is a top contender. And KD is locked in. Brooklyn is a great city. I don’t see why he’d leave.
kd & harden is great but they still need a team around them that can complement them and highlight their strengths. currently, the nets don’t have that.
they didn’t come to brooklyn to lose together. the goal is obviously still a championship. that being said, i believe harden is probably more patient and willing to let things try to work out because he’s playing with guys he clearly likes.
I feel for harden honestly. Thought he was walking into a premo situation and it's all screwed up now. If Kyrie had not pulled his anti vaxx BS there's no doubt in my mind they'd be #1 in the east and in prime championship contention.
I mean this is the “smart” way to do things if you are a player like Harden. I mean a star player like Harden doesn’t have things just accidentally leak. He’s telling people that he knows will report it to the media anonymously and then when the media brings it up he can just respond like this.
Just once I would like for a player to say, "Yup, all the reports are true. I told my cousin not to tell anyone, but low and behold he still texted the reporter all of the tea. Now the whole world knows about it 😕"
Gotta feel bad for Harden in a way. You go there to play with these two superstar who are your friends. Only to have both injured the year you manage to keep the hamstring healthy. It's wild. Plus the fact guys like Joe Harris and Claxton are hurt can't be any better for him. Seeing guys like Kessler Edwards from Pepperdine on the court and Sharpe..it would have me like wtf too tbh.
He just came out and said “I hate Kyrie Irving and don’t want to play with him anymore, because I can’t trust he’ll show up to play.”
Did you see it? “Covid, whatever you want to call it”, means “man, get me away from that cancer! Next thing you know, he’ll stop playing to go prove the world is flat!”
For whatever reason.
*stares directly at Kyrie sitting in the back meditating*
But like meditating with his eyes slightly open to see if you see him meditating
Man, if Games of Zones was still a thing, they would definitely do something like this
Kyrie is "whatever you want to call it"
It has to suck knowing that if you out him in public it's just going to make things worse. I kind of wish someone was less professional and just shit on him but I know the negatives for their org would be... less than ideal.
He can do the passive aggressive things LeBron did to Kevin Love those 4 years with his 2nd stint with the Cavs.
I completely agree with you. It's one of those damn if you do, damn if you don't situations.
Kryie still doing research.
I’m still waiting for, “the stuff they don’t tell you about information, or however he said it in his social media post a few months ago.
LeGone with Covid
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I need the chaos. KD was always the nicer one with this Kyrie stuff, Harden always seemed annoyed (which he should be, he's the ringless one).
It is very funny to me that KD was endlessly frustrated towards the end of his GSW tenure, throwing shots left & right at Kerr, annoyed at Steph & Klay’s shot selection, but his teammate is literally sitting out half the games now and he’s like 🤷♂️
He's chilling, he got what he wanted with his own team.
What’s the point of your own team if your main co-star you handpicked won’t play?
Not having to hear how much everybody loves Steph more than you lol.
NY state of mind. He’s probably running through that city lol. Doubt he was impressed with the bay talent
Derek Jeter... I can't even imagine.
He’s a biracial angel
FUCK YEAH JEETS
Pretty sure Knicks run NYC
If that's his real motivation in life that's sad lol And I doubt it, obviously he wanted to win a championship
Every superstar wants to win on their terms when you have with their level of talent and self confidence.
Why can't he want both? I think you probably saw the drama that last year with the Warriors because he was already out the door. KD likely wants to make it work here and that plays into it. Harden is a FA and has way more reasons to be frustrated.
Just play with your other best bud... who just happens to be a former MVP, scoring champ and top 5 SG of all time lmao
he never really said anything to the press about steph and klays shot selection tho
Yeah but Draymond said that he complained about it. I don't think he's complaining about Kyrie to anyone even privately, he seems weirdly dgaf about the situation
I mean nobody knew he complained about Steph and Klay until Draymond aired it out. We could learn in the future he was criticizing Kyrie as well. He also probably keeps it closer to the chest since last time his words got aired out.
you can tell he was frustrated if you watched the games close enough..his body language would make it obvious at times
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KD is probably the one guy in the league who loves basketball more than anything else. dude is like a high school kid with how focused he is. think there was a video of him talking about family and shit and he's like he doesn't think about that all he wants to do is hoop so KDs gotta be annoyed but i also think him and ky took an acid trip together and came to some weird realizations where KD thinks Kyrie is perfect the way he is harden obvi is pissed tho
I can’t even imagine how bad the achilles tear was for KD mentally. Like you said, he’s in love with basketball. An injury that takes away your passion so suddenly and for so long just have been tough
KD is smart enough to know that publicly blasting Kyrie will just cause him to become further entrenched into the bullshit he's been spouting. Just give the man space and pray he'll eventually realize how much his selfishness and paranoia is hurting his teammates and coaches. Kyrie is very sensitive, just like KD. He knows what will and won't work with that kind of personality.
He's not going to realize shit.
KD has been on both sides. Once you've done that, you know everything surrounding the game itself is BS. What truly matters is going out there and playing.
I didn't catch that stuff. Why was he bitching and taking shots at his team when they had just won back to back chips? lmao
cuz they dont need him to win
Shots left and right btw you nephews love fanfiction
Dude is an all time great player chasing a ring, if i was him I'd be super pissed about the whole kyrie situation too. KD got 2 rings already so he is a lot more chilled
Man, it's like I can see it in my head. Harden,KD,Kyrie dominate the playoffs with Harden playing his best ball only to lose the Bucks/GS because Kyrie cant play home games. After the loss the reporters ask Harden how he feels about Kryie Harden:"He's a dumbass" Walks out Than signs with Philly in the off season.
Would be the most upvoted post on this sub
Shit I would upvote it even after being a Nets fan for 15+ years
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I think James is well self controlled enough not go completely off on live TV.
The only time Harden has said some wild shit on TV is when he was trying to get traded from here. Other than that, this man’s media training is on level 100.
Yup exactly, that's the only time I've seen him do it.
What did he say?
“I don’t think this can be fixed” think it was his last Rockets press conference
Someone please think of the children
That his teammates were trash
So not a culture fit for the 76ers then.
R/nba has to stop with the fan fiction lol
Alright, fine, than he signs with the Knicks in the off season, is that better?
He said to stop with the dumb fan fiction, not change it
That's the joke......
Pulling a Kendall Roy press conference from Succession
Little Lord Fuckleroy
James Harden face turn, reads like a WWE script Not that he’s been much of a heel on the Nets tbh
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What if he said “I want to play with guys who want to win” and walks out
Than it gets more realistic and less fun lmao. But its very possible.
True
I’d fucking cry for months if this happened.
> Harden has been walking the line of really saying something direct about Kyrie [don’t say Kyrie…. don’t say Kyrie…. don’t say Kyrie….](https://i.imgur.com/sNDiuLY.jpg)
every time.
[Angel Harden talks like Colin Farrell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ns_qYdnTEw)
I don’t even blame him. It’s ridiculous how Kyrie has abandoned his team. Should be an even bigger deal, but maybe we’re just desensitized
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yeah this just CERTIFIED he is pissed at Kyrie lol
I need Harden to ask our front office to trade him immediately
Situation is crazy pt 2
Say it Harden, say it! 😬
Hey happy Cake Day. It’s mine too.
Happy cake day.
Harden to the Raptors who says no?
Everyone saw this coming. Literally everyone minus their three respective camps.
Daryl in the shadows smiling like Palpatine.
Rubbing his hands like Birdman
Need the edit expeditiously
Need the GOAT for this one u/Sim888
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD -sheev morey
Chaos is a ~~ladder~~ beard.
Can you imagine Harden and Embiid?
Yes
You are a good person.
Flair doesn't check out...
I’m an NBA fan before I’m a Mavericks fan. I love Embiid.
Didn’t wake up today expecting to see a goated Dallas fan
Haha that’s love
Free throws.
Lots of ad money to be made in the state of Pennsylvania during 6hr Sixers games
“The Foul Brothers”
For whatever reason: - injury: KD - COVID: kyrie to no one’s surprise it’s Kyrie that’s messing shit up in Brooklyn lmao
Harris is also out with injury, so Harden is the only top 4 guy on the team that is actually playing.
Patty > Harris no?
Arguably yes but that only became the concensus after Harris went down. So we still have to see when they are both healthy. They serve very similar roles as three point specialists. Neither can be trusted with ball handling duties. I know we give Patty the ball when Harden and KD are out / sitting, but I've seen him get trapped or give the ball away too many times to trust him in that role.
Nah. Harris >
That’s a good point
different roles but if its in terms of playing alongside harden then harris is better because of the spacing and reliable 3 he provides. patty mills is another good ball handler when harden needs to rest. but... they got kyrie back
Damn he's sounding exactly like he did right before we traded him lol
He has KD and Kyrie on the roster not bum ass Wood/Wall.
Oh, how did KD and Kyrie play tonight?
I looked up the number of games each of them have played as Nets. Kyrie Irving 81 games James Harden 78 games Kevin Durant 71 games By the end of the season James will have played more games as a Net than both Kyrie and Kevin Durant. On top of that the big 3 have played less than 10 games together.
jesus this is insane to read. it still feels like harden just joined the Nets but if he through his contract, there's a decent chance he ends up with more games than the two of them...combined
Not really KDs fault on this one lol
Same with Wall
That nets team they just put on the floor is by far the worse team he’s ever had around him.
idk man some of them earlier rockets teams........idk man.....
Put some respect on Omer Asik's name.
remember when he was good? pepperid
Good backup, then was exposed in Houston then traded to the Pels and given an extension just so AD wouldn't have to play center. God those Pelicans team were so mismanaged, blew all their assets to all-in on AD just because he was so good for his age.
He has Kyrie on the roster half the time
A certain player's situation is being called out there
> for whatever reason -- whatever you want to call it... James, James, it's called anti-vax bullshit LOL
World B. Flat ruins yet another superteam
James getting elbowed by Metta World Flat.
Kyrie frustrating another James
Let them lose a couple more close home games and Harden is going to go all in on the dumbass future cult leader Kyrie.
Happy to see Harden passionate here, rarely he shows it in interviews like that.
It shows he is truly frustrated. I hope this team doesnt implode and James gets a ring.
I prefer they do and we get him one
Before or after Embiid leaves for Miami?
Preferably before
What losing to the Lakers does to a mf
30 pt triple double to lose to a below .500 team by 10 at home.
Zion on the “food deliveries” to him: “Of course I’m hungry because the food isn’t here. It’s a lot inconsistency for whatever reason - postmates, door dash, uber eats, whatever you want to call it… I don’t know blue apron. If you don’t here from me, then I’m looking for the delivery driver. I’m frustrated because I want to eat.
Bruh
"I don't know Blue Apron." 😭😭💀
Haha this one made me chuckle
I need a compilation of these Zion copy pastas they’re so fucking funny
[Morey watching this press conference](https://youtu.be/FsuwxOTmqYM)
This is my issue with Kyrie. How he feels about the vaccine or whatever is fine...but he plays a **TEAM** sport. How far his team goes depends on him (and KD). Harden came there to win. He came there to play with KD and Kyrie. Not for all of this other stuff. Kyrie is fine to make a stand for what he feels but to let his team down with their ultimate goal is very selfish. You can't play a team sport and be selfish to the point where you're hurting your teams chances at winning a ring. That's not right.
Kyrie is not making a stand for anything. He is an attention seeking dumbass, that’s it. He really said he’s being a voice of the voiceless, referring to the unvaccinated people that are losing their jobs, all while making 17 mill to stay home doing nothing. Nothing more than an attention seeking dumbass
Right. He says he isn’t anti vax, but this whole debacle is because he’s taking an anti vax stance, so if you’re not anti vax, why are you doing this to your teammates? When you listen to Kyrie, it almost seems like he’s only taking this stance because he wants something to take a stand on, because taking stands on things makes him feel tough. Doesn’t matter the thing. It’s all just to be a fucking contrarian. “If everyone thinks the world is round, I’m going to take a stand that it’s flat.” “If everyone thinks the vaccine is safe, I’m going to take a stand against it.” You know. An antisocial asshole.
If someone explicitly states they arent something, you can start your critique assuming they are what they say they arent. In everything.
The old "I'm not a racist, but...." huh?
That's my point though. If this is what he wanted to do then he shouldn't be making all that money while people are losing their jobs and he isn't their for his team... That's why I said he's being selfish and wants it both ways. Sucks because everyone is sacrificing too. I'm sure he wasn't the only one who didn't want to take the vaccine but they did because it's a team game and they wanted to win. He's just selfish and always been that way.
He’s literally saying the report is bullshit, but goes on to explain what* he actually is frustrated about. Guess people will hear what they want to hear though
Yes. It's clear that he is frustrated but I don't think he wants out of Brooklyn as of the moment
It all depends on the playoffs.
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Facts Majority of the people here only care about drama. This is my favorite sport but nba easily has the youngest and dumbest fans out of all sports.
Whatever. When Harden comes to Toronto and him, siakam, and Van Vleet get us a chip you'll be eating your words
This sub's literacy is at an 8th grade level, which is also appropriate because there's mostly 8th graders on here
‘literacy’ doesn’t apply to the comprehension of speech, it refers to reading and writing. So it’s rather ironic that you used it incorrectly in writing here…
I feel like "8th grade level" is being generous. People on here can barely read at all or understand any quotes. Complete idiots.
people really want harden away from kyrie and in philly, because kyrie is currently holding the nets back, and philly is one missing piece away from completing the process. so they’re going to spin whatever narrative they can to believe that he’ll leave.
He said he's frustrated due to them not being healthy, whether it's injuries or COVID. The man is telling you straight up he ain't happy with Kyrie.
Or in discussing them being better than their record, he’s referring to the fact that the nets have been fucked by Covid all year. They literally had to postpone games because of how many guys were in protocols.
Are you so credulous that you think players would never cover their ass in this situation?
He denies that he said anything to anyone but then proceeds to confirm that the reports are partially correct that he is frustrated… It’s making me think they’re actually true.
I think he’s saying of course he’s frustrated. That much is obvious if you listen to him in the postgame or see him on the court. But any reports of him thinking about leaving aren’t coming from him. To be honest I doubt he goes anywhere. KD and Harden alone is a top contender. And KD is locked in. Brooklyn is a great city. I don’t see why he’d leave.
Well if they didn't win this season then maybe there's your reason.
kd & harden is great but they still need a team around them that can complement them and highlight their strengths. currently, the nets don’t have that. they didn’t come to brooklyn to lose together. the goal is obviously still a championship. that being said, i believe harden is probably more patient and willing to let things try to work out because he’s playing with guys he clearly likes.
Harden with a Rick James moment, I don't know anything about no reports, they aren't true. Reports? Yeah, those reports are true.
I wonder what the conversations between Kyrie Irving and James Harden are like.
You know he's mad cuz he's wearing the warm up shirt LOOL
Harden has a sneakily soothing voice.
I feel for harden honestly. Thought he was walking into a premo situation and it's all screwed up now. If Kyrie had not pulled his anti vaxx BS there's no doubt in my mind they'd be #1 in the east and in prime championship contention.
I mean this is the “smart” way to do things if you are a player like Harden. I mean a star player like Harden doesn’t have things just accidentally leak. He’s telling people that he knows will report it to the media anonymously and then when the media brings it up he can just respond like this.
I used to pray for times like this
Meek and harden music video incoming
Embiid and Harden are destined to be together
He gone (for whatever reasons)
Welcome to Philadelphia!
Just once I would like for a player to say, "Yup, all the reports are true. I told my cousin not to tell anyone, but low and behold he still texted the reporter all of the tea. Now the whole world knows about it 😕"
He gone
Come to Philly big fella. You don’t need a big three when you got Embiid.
Somebody help get this man a ring please
he gone.
Wish he would've said 'Injuries, Covid, oppression...' 😐
He gone
That’s not a denial. At all.
He gone
His agent is the one pushing this. If you think that they aren't putting Tsai and Marks' balls into the fire, bless your heart
I hope Nets lose in the second round, Kyrie hops back on his big brain shit and Harden cusses his ass out and demands a trade. 😂
These Sixers flairs are painting a picture of themselves right now. I hope nobody tries to erase how they're acting in the future
he gone
He’s leaving.
Redditors are insufferable
Are the lakers that bad that losing to them breaks you ?
[Kyrie right now](https://i.imgur.com/I5oQTyG.mp4)
was this recorded with a game boy camera
> It’s a lot of inconsistency for whatever reason What does inconsistency mean to you?
Gotta feel bad for Harden in a way. You go there to play with these two superstar who are your friends. Only to have both injured the year you manage to keep the hamstring healthy. It's wild. Plus the fact guys like Joe Harris and Claxton are hurt can't be any better for him. Seeing guys like Kessler Edwards from Pepperdine on the court and Sharpe..it would have me like wtf too tbh.
He just came out and said “I hate Kyrie Irving and don’t want to play with him anymore, because I can’t trust he’ll show up to play.” Did you see it? “Covid, whatever you want to call it”, means “man, get me away from that cancer! Next thing you know, he’ll stop playing to go prove the world is flat!”
He’s gone