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"Daryl Morey is a liar, and I will never be a
part of an organization that he's a part of," Harden said. "Let
me say that again: Daryl Morey is a liar, and I will never be a
part of an organization that he's a part of."
Harden has privately indicated that those remarks were a
response to Morey ending trade discussions involving the 10-time
All-Star, per the report.
According to ESPN, however, the NBA is investigating whether
Harden "was portending a 2023-24 holdout in violation of the
league's collective bargaining agreement or had been referencing
past contract discussions with the organization that might
constitute salary cap circumvention."
Harden's preference is to play elsewhere next season, but the
76ers have informed his representatives that they are expecting
him to report to the team for training camp next month.
Harden, who turns 34 on Aug. 26, averaged 21.0 points, a
league-leading 10.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds in 58 games this
past season.
He owns career averages of 24.7 points, 7.0 assists and 5.6
rebounds in 1,000 games (786 starts) with the Thunder, Rockets,
Nets and 76ers.
--Field Level Media
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