The James Harden will-he-be-traded saga took quite a turn on Monday night.
There was the report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that the Houston Rockets superstar had turned down an extension from the franchise and was pushing for a trade to the Brooklyn Nets, where he’d team up with Kevin Durant again and be part of an All-Star trio with Kyrie Irving.
It was in the middle of all that buzz that Harden put up something on his Instagram story: a video of him taking the cap off a bottle of water and putting it down on a table.
What could that mean? Well, “no cap” usually means “no lie.” But is Harden pointing out the cap to say that something out in the world is actually not true?
Here’s the video:
Harden calling cap? 👀
(via @JHarden13) pic.twitter.com/qwaPfFMndO
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 17, 2020
And here’s some reaction, with NBA fans debating what it meant:
It’s that time of year.
James Harden’s new instagram story minutes ago, which includes zooming in on a cap. Possibly: no cap. pic.twitter.com/3RGk8VGSOq
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 17, 2020
NBA Twitter trying to decide if Harden meant “cap” or “no cap” with his Instagram story pic.twitter.com/nFgwC18hEP
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) November 17, 2020
James Harden can say cap/no cap or w/e he wants, it's clear he wants out, he's not fooling anyone this time around.
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) November 17, 2020
If it was "no cap" Harden would have zoomed in on the cap-less Bottle pic.twitter.com/VDMqBzb9BS
— dri 🇳🇬 (@RedIsNotAFlavor) November 17, 2020
Did James Harden just post "cap" on his IG story? pic.twitter.com/UwTiizYg3w
— Rob Kimbell (@RobKSports) November 17, 2020
Is James Harden saying cap or no cap 👀🤯😳 https://t.co/mOAZorqmcK
— Alex Bishop (@alexbbishop) November 17, 2020
Isn’t the NBA offseason drama the best?
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