The NBA has opened an inquiry into the circumstances round James Harden’s public critique of Daryl Morey by which he was referred to as “a liar.” Harden additionally mentioned he won’t ever play for a workforce that additionally employs Morey.
The league is pursuing whether or not Harden was portending a maintain out of the 23-24 season, or if he was referencing previous contract discussions with the Sixers that may very well be a circumvention of the cap.
Harden has privately indicated that his public feedback calling Morey a “liar” on Monday morning had solely been a response to Morey ending commerce discussions. Harden exercised his $35.6 million participant possibility with the Sixers in late June with the expectation he can be traded.
The Sixers instructed Harden that they hadn’t discovered a workable commerce with the Los Angeles Clippers and count on him to report back to camp in September.Â
The Sixers had been stripped of two second spherical picks for untimely conversations final offseason with P.J. Tucker and Danuel Home.