James Harden is a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, but he was once the leading man for the Houston Rockets and the driving force in everything they did.
Before the situation deteriorated in Houston, the Rockets dealt Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards in exchange for John Wall. When Wall landed in Houston, he expected Harden to be there with him, but he found quickly that wasn’t the case.
Wall sat down on “Run Your Race” on Tidal League, and he opened up about his time with Harden and the Rockets:
Trash. Beyond trash because I’m going there thinking James is gonna be there. You know what I mean? Once I get traded, but he already wants out. When I landed, I’m like ‘Oh, I’m about to land. I’m about to go do my conference (expletive).’ He like ‘Well, I’m on my way to Atlanta for Lil Baby’s birthday.’ I’m like (John stares in disbelief).
He talking about ‘You wanna get on the jet with me?’ Like (expletive), I just got traded here. I gotta be on good terms. Like, I don’t know how the owner is, the GM is, I don’t know nothing. This ain’t like I’m in DC. If I was in DC, I’d be like ‘Hell yeah, we out.’ It’s my show. This ain’t my show over here. … so he don’t come to training camp, none of that. So that news is all toxic. For me, I ain’t played in two years. Mom passed, Achilles, and COVID. So I’m like, ‘I don’t give a (expletive) who playing or not. I just want to hoop. That’s it.
It’s unfortunate Wall felt this way when he arrived in Houston with Harden, but at that stage, the Rockets were going in one direction and it wasn’t where Harden wanted to go.
He wants to win a championship and, after his time with the Rockets and the Brooklyn Nets, he believes the Sixers give him that best chance.
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