James Harden’s time with the Brooklyn Nets was short and injury filled. Harden owns his own health issues of being part of where things went wrong with Brooklyn, but said there was more to it than him being hurt.
“I don’t mean to, like, just down talk to anybody or whatever. It was just, there was no structure and even superstars, they need structure. That’s what allows us to be the best players and leaders for our respective organizations,” Harden said.
The Philadelphia 76ers star said things didn’t seem that way when he was trying to get traded to Brooklyn. Harden also knew people were going to say he quit on the Nets, but that the accusations don’t really bother him.
“I just feel like,” Harden continued, “internally, things weren’t what I expected when I was trying to get traded there. I think everybody knows that. And I knew people were going to talk and say, ‘You quit’ and all that stuff, but then the following summer, the other superstar there (Kevin Durant) wanted to leave. So, it’s like: Am I still the quitter?”
