Blame Chris Paul, Mike D’Antoni for James Harden’s unhappiness – Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith blames Chris Paul and Mike D’Antonio for James Harden being unhappy even though he’s scoring at remarkable pace for the Houston Rockets. Max Kellerman blames general manager Daryl Morey, because he hasn’t put a quality team around Harden to help him.
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Cp3 shouldn’t have taken that much money
He ante even worth that much
Ok let’s use your logic, you’re getting a pay raise they give you two options of $20hr or $30hr…so you’re telling me you taking the $20hr over the $30hr?!
Fuck outta here. Yes he should. They shouldn’t have offered it lol.
He’s the president of the nbapa couldn’t take a pay cut he had to set president that players need to get that bag whenever they can
Lol harden could took a cut too y it gotta be cp3
League sources tell me James Harden is unhappy with the amount of foul calls he wants. He demands more!
Historically running highlight after highlight and story after story says so. From cold pizza to first take, it’s just nothing but the Lebron hype freight train.
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😂😂😂💪🏿💯🎰
Child please!!!!!
Didn’t know he was unhappy? He gets paid and play bball. That’s like most of my heaven right there.
808bboarder where?? Lol
Kareem Codling for a long term, like in a playoffs, where in series games, can’t maintain the energy due to so much usage. Less ball movement
Shiiiiiit if anyone can get over a million dollars and make that from playing basketball…UNHAPPY shouldnt even be in your fucking vocabulary let alone should be no where near your fucking Conscious
Jay Pee EXACTLY!!
That’s like Kobe being upset because he’s taking too many shots…..
Please watch this about Curry speaking of Harden https://youtu.be/eMOarM0e-sg?t=141
He want to do stop doing what yall blaming him for even tho he had no choice which is taking 30 drible every possession and trying to score contested stepback at the limit of the travel . He want to play like curry get easier catch and shoot opportunity and having the ball less .Not having to work so hard to score every game. Yall need to understand no player want to play like this having the ball all the time and having to create your shot and creating also for other every time. First its super hard to do and second player are awer of the fact that their gonna get called ball hog for playing like this and not even praise for this . Thats why mike d antoni and cp3 are the one to blame. Mike d antoni for not changing their style of play and cp3 for taking a big contract which is,maybe the reason the rockets are forced to play like this cause of lack of casting support .
5 rings for mamba ?? End of story losers
Hardens tired thoe
So CP3 is pissing of Harden much like he did Blake Griffin
Lleone lol didn’t rajon rando say that no one likes Chris Paul after they fought I wonder why as well
+Fresh Empire jones you’re smoking. He was the ONLY one that came through in the clutch for LAC. Reddick and Crawford always choked in the clutch, and Blake was hurt in the playoffs more than he was
+Lleone lol
+michaelzachary00 well off of what i remembered it was lile that but i wont disagree with your point
+Lleone because he could have took less to better their chances of winning a title (like Green did to get KD). Instead he took the max, and stay hurt.
Houston we always have problems
+Best sg in the league 😆 niggggg
+Best sg in the league lmao you are virgin as well 10 year old retard.
Yea well deserved. Once you took the ball control from Lin, Rockets never launches again!!! Same to the Knicks!!!! Same to Lakers!!!! Same to the Hornets!!!
Aight ma asian doll
Stephen “Well first of all” Smith, back at it
+King Dolo Joe ” it’s entirely possible” Rogan
Shut up
Steph ‘he’s box office & we get all of that’ Smith.
Chris Paul wasn’t worth a $150M after LAC… $70M-$90M.
+Cartie King I agree but CP3 still aint worth $150M
+Cartie King thats why he isnt worth the money, he will not be there in the end, when you need him, cause hell be injured.
+CJ BRICKCoLLum #SonOfRajonRondo the same series where he had 36 and 12 in game 6? The series where Blake, barnes, Crawford, Reddick and DJ all went cold in the second half? He was the only one scoring
Slique Vic shiiiiiiiiittttttt
Chris Paul had no business accepting $160million for 4 years at age 34
+Dante Hardy dumbass cp0 never went to conference finals before last yr. Stop talking basketball
+Dante Hardy you know they didn’t have Chris Paul for that game so the out outcome would have been different also they had a terrible shooting night and still only lost by single digits
Yep alot of ppl are saying …you would turn down 160m? Well CP3 is already a millionaire. His contract would still be huge. It didnt need to be 160…especially if he really wanted to wina ring
Dude please stop with that bullshit. This is a business, you don’t turn down $160 + million twice!
+Dante Hardy it was 27 straight misses, but 33 sounds better.
If Harden goes down on injury they are done
@+Dieudonne Ngarambe Kyle chokes bad in da playoffs true but he is a scrapy player in da league so yup big ups to him
Anthony DePaola lol Durant with the warriors 😹 you an idiot. Even raptors are okay without kawhi. Basically undefeated in 14. Giannis is valuable but after that it’s Harden
Anthony DePaola lol Paul George. You must not remember how far Westbrook can take the squad alone with 0 help. Harden don’t have help like the rest of the league because of Morey
what a hot take…
They’re done even if he stays healthy
Bruh you can’t want to win then sign that big ass contract. Let all your key reserves leave just for the max. You gotta take a lil less you already set for life. Especially considering you stay getting hurt.
Anthony DePaola I’m convinced you don’t watch basketball or you’re in denial, Chris Paul has never won a championship, what makes you think that he’s the key to beat the warriors? Cp3 is a good player .. when he’s not injured and that’s rare.
Markeith Jones shiiiiiiiiitttttttt
He overrated anyway
If cp3 is heathly .harden will get rest.
+richie rich bro those aren’t max money numbers, keep it a buck
richie rich No, how else is Harden gonna pad his stats
Harden has still had to carry the team with bumass Chris Paul coming back
CP3 is never healthy
Don’t even watch rockets games anymore just to see one guy dribble dribble dribble
The rockets can’t even sellout their home games because fans want to see ball movement and unselfish play. I got tired of watching Harden dribble up the court and dribble and dribble and dribble and dribble 🤤🤤oops I’m sorry that’s what I did when I watched. I would start to zone out and drool. The time of iso ball is over and when him and Westbrook realize that maybe they will win a championship.
Neil gomillion by that comment we all know your retarded,I live in Houston and the reason the crow is not sold out is because of the tickets are higher than other nba teams
+Neil gomillion where the FUCK you’ve been since Harden arrived in Houston, is this your first fucking year watching Harden play for the Rockets or what? If you werent such hating fuck boy you would know Harden is MORE than capable of getting his teammates involved SINCE HE ARRIVED IN HOUSTON, and is even TIED FOT TOP 5 IN ASSISTS RIGHT NOW!! look man I’m done with this hating fuck boy
MikeMike sure make excuses about prices, parking and let’s throw in the high cost of your cable bill for the sake of argument. Look stop whining, you guys hate watching him dribble all the time, waiting for a foul. Now take your ass to a Walmart nearby and wait for the next Trump rally or buys some legos and help build the wall. Whatever you chose just stop looking for excuses on why it’s not sold out…everything is expensive everywhere.
Harden unhappy wtf I never heard this ??
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Allstar break in the locker room
Fucking idiots. Curry talked to mike b while they were at the ASG game. They were miced up. Its on instagram
Is this a FAKE story??? Where did Harden say he was unhappy?
+Balthazar Brat You serious man? ESPN is a VERY LIBERAL media outlet. ESPN is owned by liberal ass Disney and so it’s obvious that they instruct their NBA sports commentators and journalists to create fake news stories to drive ratings. Your problem is you believe everything that these NBA analysts say. If Stephen A Smith or Max or whoever says that Harden’s camp is “telling everyone that he is unhappy” then you believe it.No wonder the ESPN is able to keep viewers like you entertained because they know you’ll believe whatever they put out.
Learn to think for yourself, man.
He said it
Allstar break
It came from Stephen Wrong Smith.
James Byrd curry told bucks coach budenhozer
As soon as CP3 signed on the dotted line for the max I knew it was over for the rockets
+Tiny Rick kobe was the reason people watched the lakers. Look at their ratings while he was their and after he left.
If they used the money they gave him to get another up and coming Star, they would have had good ratings too. S’o your comment is a total failure +Charles appalachia
+Tiny Rick you’re right how could I have forgotten that the lakers could have just picked up some up and coming star that has the same legacy and impact on the game of basketball as kobe bryant? Guys like that come around all the time. Stupid me.
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When is Chris Paul ever Healthy?…… I’m waiting..
+Carla Crear 😭
Always hurt
When has Chris Paul played a full season I’ll wait it’s been a while damn smh cmon ppl y’all kno he stays hurt
When its not the playoffs
I guess during the commercials he films? Maybe.
CP3 gets paid 40 mil a year is way too much, remember he is frequently injuried
Worst contract in the nba
Fans comments saying Harden to the lakers .. is tampering please stop or you’ll get fined 😂
Let’s be honest Lebron tampered HARD IN ALL STAR WEEKEND lmao😂
What Lakers fabs have said that????
Please stop or *Magic* will get fined…
Cp3 should have taken notes on what LeBron and KD did for their first rings. They took a pay cut to make the team have a better chance to win.
Although I don’t agree with him accepting that contract, he actually did take a pay cut in his first season with us so he could win but…… he got hurt. 🙁
Cp3 didnt have the option to take a pay cut. If you noticed the ages when KD and Lebron took a pay cut they still were still like 28-30 years old. They wouldve still had enough time to get another max after that contract was up because they still would have been 32-34 years old. If cp3 wouldve taken a pay cut on this deal no one wouldve given him a max contract after it when he would be 37 years old bro.