BEEF: Daryl Morey is ‘unmoved’ by James Harden’s comments and still plans to keep him

Beef: Daryl Morey is ‘unmoved’ by James Harden’s comments and still plans to keep him.

It’s been publically reported that “The Beard” has officially asked for a trade away from Philly this offseason and put faith in the front office that they would honor his wishes after opting into his player option two months ago. Unfortunately for him, the situation with the Sixers has since turned pear-shaped, as the brains trust could not facilitate a deal that would return equal value for their star.

James Harden is once again trying to force his way out of another team in dramatic fashion.

Earlier this week, it was reported that the Sixers were backing out from trading Harden despite having accepted his trade request weeks earlier. 

The relationship downfall

It’s clear there is a disconnect between Harden and the 76ers franchise, given the talented point guard felt the need to repeat that Morey was a liar to the entire world and finish his media appearance on that note.

During a promotional tour in China on Monday morning, Harden made sure to call Sixers GM Daryl Morey a liar in front of reporters and said that he would never play for an organization that employs Morey. During his marketing tour for Adidas in China, Harden said that Morey “is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.” He then restated his claim verbatim to drive home the point that he is absolutely done with the Sixers. Harden exercised his player option after not receiving the long-term deal he anticipated and asked for a trade but the Sixers, after seeing what the trade market offered (nothing but a measly offer from the Los Angeles Clippers), decided not to trade him.

Once the video made it to the website formerly known as Twitter, NBA fans had a field day. James Harden and Daryl Morey are both seen unfavorably by many basketball fans and, as such, got ridiculed heavily. On top of taking a joke from the movie Mean Girls to illustrate what Harden is doing to Morey, jokes are flying about the disastrous situation Philly is in.

The tension reached a breaking point two days ago, as reports broke the franchise was formally removing him from the trade market and planned on either bringing him back for training camp or allowing him to sit out indefinitely, even if it meant the roster started the season without him on the floor.