Stephen A.: This was the most ATROCIOUS performances by a star! | First Take

The First Take crew reacts to James Harden's performance in Game 6 of the 76ers-Heat series.
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[@ComicsLamar]

“If James harden doesn’t like something, he shuts down.” Freaking THANK YOU. THIS is all anyone needs to be saying about this dude.

[@geraldwallace5513]

He couldn’t have said it any better

[@rayw8363]

Straight facts, he is about the most selfish and unaccountable athlete to ever exist.

[@Bnasty1414]

Him and Kyrie were so perfect together

[@aaronvarughese9638]

Sounds like Ben Simmons

[@happyPanda419]

Good point

[@tigerhoods7927]

In 30 years people will look at James Harden's stats and wonder why he's not ranked higher all-time, but the people who watched him will know why.

[@thorkagemob1297]

Same thing with Westbrook

[@bryantrinh7482]

At this rate, the people who watched him will wonder why he wasn’t ranked lower

[@losttyrant7482]

This af

[@GoldenBoy-sq6yl]

Like how people view karl Malone

[@jinthezone7629]

Facts

[@El_Kyro_Loco]

Perk: “he need to turn in his dam jacket” 😂🤣😂🤣

[@danieldanielson2324]

It's amazing how James Harden quit on not one but TWO MVP candidates in ONE SEASON. Make that make sense to me.

[@Iammakyle]

and 3 hall of fame point guards in 3 years

[@isaacmondesir1814]

Sheesh 😅

[@omegakong6847]

He’ll NEVER EVER be a legend to me. Ever.

[@nahor88]

James reminds me of my college ex... I consider her as two different people. The one that I clicked with on every level imaginable, and the one that went batshit crazy on me. One James is the MVP scorer with the potential to lead the Rockets to a title. The other James is the one that kicked CP3 out of town and then quit on the Rockets, and is now devaluing himself further with his behavior. The poster of James on my wall is the 1st James. I'll forever be a fan of him.

[@endangeredspecies8441]

2010 stars have to be the softest weakest superstars of any era. It’s ridiculous how mentally weak those dudes are.

[@williamjohnson5997]

Seeing a “Real Hooper” like harden fall from grace and seeing “a no skill player” like Giannis rise has been awesome

[@noobsshadow1369]

epic truth

[@crown_ambassador1249]

Ball don't lie 🤥

[@riqueygaming3947]

Bro harden is 33 Giannis is 24 plz stfu 😭😭😭😭

[@YoungDarak]

🇳🇬

[@trantorthetroll8768]

Work ethic makes a difference. James harden is weak mentally when things are not easy and is out of shape half of the season. Yet all news media went insane on Ben Simmons who actually had a disk injury all along. No retraction of all that slander though. Not even a single mention of his surgery.

[@mat52298]

All I gotta say is Tobias Harris really out here living his best life with a max contract and no blame or responsibility whatsoever. Always a complete no show

[@thefury4424]

He’s not a max contract player, neither is harden, gonna be tough to get out of this situation now but…

[@jcoop4215]

Tobias actually was consistent this playoff run. He averaged 17 7 and 3 on 50% shooting and 38% from 3. He did his role. Would you want more? Sure, but he did his role as the 4th option.

[@front-row-freak]

Tobias is horrible, no hustle in him at all.

[@thefury4424]

@@jcoop4215 a max contract player shouldnt be a fourth option…smh

[@Russ88]

I can assure you that if this was Orlando Magic OR EVEN the Detroit Pistons version of Tobias, 76ers would advance.

[@oogabooga1023]

End of the game: Embiid,: Cries in the locker room Harden: What club we going to tonight

[@graffitimaster129]

“James harden was so bad it almost looked like he did it on purpose” 😂💀

[@lg3385]

I was looking at the game thinking this man not even trying

[@brothertspoon5899]

No joke he did do that on purpose but I don't know why

[@TheRealChrisBeard]

@@brothertspoon5899 What if he bet against the game..

[@laadshow7936]

Cuz he hates being with phillidelpia 76ers

[@mattcat5668]

He was payed off

[@sportspsp]

This is who Harden is. Shows up in the regular season, but no show in the playoffs.

[@kaleta349]

We saw this coming. Nothing new here. This has been a trend throughout his career.

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Right lol even 10 yrs ago with OKC when he went to the NBA finals! He disappeared

[@kaferrat]

@@alexanderadonyae7937 Pretty much. He's now aging & a step slower than everyone else. 😑

[@kasperrieberg3495]

Agree, but this a new low standard even for him

[@rebitedon]

Preach!

[@ClaxtonBay123]

Amare hearing Stephen A say the same thing multiple times on multiple shows this morning 😂

[@travisdope19]

I was just thinking that lol

[@deeblack4968]

😂

[@BrianGarcia-kc4vi]

😭

[@lildballin86]

🤣

[@rrogers2370]

He’s scared to interrupt or even have a facial expression.

[@Prodbywalkz]

Joel should be mad. He’s the star not James

[@sneakers-jl1ef]

Well harden shouldn't be happy either that's for sure. Especially since he's a mvp caliber player and has never proved anything in the playoffs

[@willhardy1002]

Now Harden ain't a star all a sudden rite? Keep the excuses coming...

[@Prodbywalkz]

@@willhardy1002 maybe I shoulda put “THE” in caps. It’s not James team, it’s Joel’s.

[@donovangibbs7396]

Uk producer knows Hoops????

[@flone9872]

Joel was wondering that we got rid of Ben. Why did "Ben" come back😇😱

[@GRiZZMANiAC]

I’m dying when Stephen asked Amare if he could take more than two shots in a half right now 😂😂😂😂😂

[@og-rollzufccentral8535]

I haven’t heard Stephen A Smith like this since the Jay Cutler contract 😂

[@TheMr2face]

Classic SAS LOL

[@pomerlain8924]

It still remains that Jay Cutler hasn't smiled since he signed that contract.

[@FaceFamous]

Jayyyyyyy Cut.....Lah!!!!...lmao classic hate for that man

[@happyPanda419]

Your right

[@donnyrob3642]

Cutty gone get his money 💰 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Ahjusshi_Brown]

It’ll be SO SICK if James fr did this on purpose. The 76ers truly gave it their all despite their injuries and performance. They REALLY gave it their all and to think 1 dude came in at the end of their season and ended their season is sick.

[@Donn_G]

Lmao aint no if about he played like he put 10 mil on the heat to win

[@ComicsLamar]

Even from strictly a basketball standpoint, it was intentional. Not shooting is just as intentional as shooting.

[@BlackKen_M]

@@Donn_G LMAOOO

[@gangstalkinginnyc2305]

I think he did it on purpose to no way your a mvp candidate a yr ago and now you're trash no he doing this on purpose

[@Fan_Takes]

@@Donn_G bruh, what if 🤯🤯

[@TheMuleGaming]

Bro James harden literally walked/jogged the entire game except for one chase down which he gave up. If you think I’m joking go watch the game back, I’m dead serious.

[@makesmartTROYces]

That analogy by Stephen A was a BAR There's no defense in the world that prevent him from shooting 2 shots in the 2nd half "You get into the ring with Mike Tyson, you might get knocked out but your tryna tell me you can't run for 20 seconds"😂😂😂😂

[@samt7676]

Honestly that had me rolling 😂😂😂😂 it is facts tho if I fight Mike Tyson he finna at least eat one punch of mine before he put me to sleep I ain’t going out like that

[@makesmartTROYces]

@@samt7676 😂😂😂

[@rickyrickalvous2982]

@@samt7676 😂😂😂

[@chrisbutler1668]

Completely off topic but completely on point: Stephen A. forgets that Mike knocked out Marvis Frazier in 30 seconds. I thought he got paid $12 million a year to be on "First Take", a show that covers other sports than basketball? ESPN's highest paid "broadcaster".

[@samt7676]

@@chrisbutler1668 I mean what’s really funny is Stephen a still right in the scenario you painted. He said run for 20 seconds so Marvin done did his job bro 😂😂😂

[@venosaveillard4632]

😂 It’s almost like Ben Simmons never left.

[@Videogamelover58]

It seems no one won that ben Simmons trade

[@TreeHouse2023]

lol

[@lilwaynecarter6107]

Lmao

[@Lebanese55]

Lmao I’m dead

[@brettthomas6327]

Amare in his prime was a HUGE, HUGE , HUGE problem, love that guy!

[@JAPARICAN50-50]

Me too bruh

[@tucansam3147]

Facts his knees and back just couldn’t hold up but he was definitely A problem I remember when he Joined the knicks that first season dude was balling

[@Swankman33]

@@tucansam3147 those were some of my favorite times watching basketball. I was in college

[@johnpestano22]

Got this man PHX jersey 🔥

[@chestertam2348]

Suns amare was so fun to watch

[@TheSportsandFilmFellowship]

Maxey doesn’t like Harden, people need to talk more about this

[@theconnected7234]

I'd love to see more content on this more than people's hurt feelings over Simmons

[@maherabdu5358]

nobody likes harden. Philly will bust next year

[@iortizjunior]

The way the league let’s James Harden get away with this BS year after year is ridiculous smh.

[@Jeffstrongman12]

we all know why

[@JrBarthelemy]

This is random. But I’m so PROUD of JJ Reddick, Amare, Richard Jefferson, and Big Perk, and VC!! Once players in the game, and now they’re on TV!! Love it!

[@williealexander7393]

Rj is a vet analyst he been doing since 2019 everyone else new to this

[@DJMAERZ]

Perkins is TERRIBLE 90% of thr time

[@4ransom437]

@@DJMAERZ not really he’s actually entertaining just say you don’t agree with his takes and move on

[@lonwoolf7370]

You need to thank Unc Shannon sharpe and Ryan Clark … they paved the way for atheletes to be on TV

[@wb4180]

@@DJMAERZ Y’all given Perkins a hard time because he doesn’t articulate the way that you want him to. Other than that he’s a great analyst and he’s usually right

[@Maxjuliann]

Hey remember when Perkins said they were shaq and Kobe ? 😂😂😂😂

[@joeku2004]

I realized that just now, it made me laugh

[@MrNaturalSez]

A great example why ESPN needs JJ, not Perk. Duke Law School instead of Texas High School.

[@realocwon3256]

🤣

[@josephatherley]

Perk is the biggest prisoner of the moment and he never admits that he was wrong

[@nonchalant_kyle6522]

​@@MrNaturalSez 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zayway7406]

I love Stephen A. Smith " it almost look like he did it on purpose"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kingchiles4328]

I just love how they don't start off with his OKC days like he wasn't known to choke even back then. 😂😂🤷🏿‍♂️

[@LegionOfEclaires]

It's kind of concerning how Harden played with more legitimate stars than almost everyone else in the last 10-15 years and he still hasn't managed to make it work... It's definitely hard to win in the NBA, that's for sure and it isn't going to get any easier for the Sixers.

[@bbryant9455]

that ego imo. Dantoni wouldnt even start film in Houston until Harden got to the facility

[@ShivPatel-hy6vu]

@@bbryant9455 that system was so dogshit imo, an iso player with shooters around him never worked and will never work, playoff defense is different cuz u can potentially play the same team 7 times in a row. I hope dallas isnt gon turn into that version of the rockets.

[@michelangelooliver2590]

Kind of ?

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

@@ShivPatel-hy6vu Kobe stated this, harden is the main reason every team he's on will be er win a championship

[@MXRVINBXNKZ]

@@dreadxplayzs7849 Kobe Started What?

[@Independent365]

People actually said Harden was better than WADE LMAO!!

[@goldenokoko3211]

They need to be drug tested expeditiously

[@kdubbss0583]

@@yeeglizock8223 you’d be surprised how many people said that.

[@Squishmallows24]

People even said at one time harden was better than Kobe lol

[@domkilluminati1036]

Who said that?? I really wanna know lol...thats fucked up they think that

[@neilpankhania8555]

I still wouldn’t take harden over AI

[@fredfredburger8764]

He should’ve stayed in Brooklyn. There he was perfectly shielded.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

So good to see Amar'e. Aint seen him in yrs. He was a baller back in the day. Wish he was healthy enough to get at least 1 'chip

[@jayc5756]

Yeah, Same

[@leonardobraynen1524]

@@jayc5756 fr man he was a G! Prime Amar'e on the 76ers 2day? Would totally obliterate James Harden AND Joel Embiid out the water while saving Doc's job. He would at least take em to the Conference champs 4 sure with the option of getting to the title match.

[@tubenachos]

Amare can sub for Harden right now 😂😂😂

[@justGSquared]

Meanwhile, no mention of how awesome Miami’s defense is.

[@dionruffin3996]

That’s not the “juicy” story

[@williamyao1576]

but only 2 shot attempts in the 2nd half by Harden? Cmon bruh

[@Docfly62]

yup...and they will still talk about the Lakers, Kyrie, Warrios, etc more than real things like the grit that Miami displayed.

[@kasperrieberg3495]

I hear you, but the story is Harden’s all time low standard

[@rayshaunmerritt]

@@williamyao1576 right defense or not a superstar don't take 2 shots second half,the bench players shoot more than that 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@lordfriezachrist9086]

James Harden will never win a championship. 20 years from now, he'll be on Inside the NBA sitting in Charles Barkley's seat getting roasted by Draymond Green and Giannis about not having any rings.

[@vonbailey9016]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@2pacladen776]

🤣🤣🤣

[@NYGLover287]

Charles was a better player and had more heart

[@Hanfiot]

nah, harden is too cool to be hosting a show

[@juanrolandodelarosa1550]

Don’t compare Chuck and Harden pls

[@lukeball8500]

he didn't intentionally shut down. He choked.. He has been choking in the big moments his whole career. He is scared of the big moments and yesterday was another proof of that.

[@dareckmaurice4295]

It’s deliberate, plain n simple- he was asked about us performance and he said- when he passed the ball, he didn’t get it back, I was done with harden from this point on, he’s done

[@treongeneral1957]

The way harden plays in the playoffs really makes you think the man is fixing games

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

I wouldn't be surprised. Compared to his regular seasons, he's been consistently awful in playoff scenarios.

[@alcatraz0198]

you don't think so? if it was your last game of the season, you'd be playing like rambo not a soy boy

[@chaunceywade7293]

Big Perk: “It’s a Pattering going “😂😂

[@Phoenixspin]

I thought I heard him say that. I like that word, "Pattering". It's officially in my vocabulary now.

[@dilo1138]

Kendrick “all of a sudden” Perkins

[@hueyfreeman5509]

😂

[@1closer]

He has more millions then you have

[@Riles3152]

@@1closer So that means he shouldn’t learn how to pronounce words correctly, as a “professional” sports analyst that people are supposed to take seriously?

[@braindeadmikelarsen4288]

“You can’t run for 20 seconds “😂😂

[@chrisbutler1668]

Completely off topic but completely on point: Stephen A. forgets that Mike knocked out Marvis Frazier in 30 seconds. I thought he got paid $12 million a year to be on "First Take", a show that covers other sports than basketball? ESPN's highest paid "broadcaster".

[@kiontahawkins924]

“He need to turn in his jacket” 😂

[@NinersGiantsNation]

Joel was honest about James after the game

[@alvinmoneyberg887]

What did he say?

[@razakids6459]

@@alvinmoneyberg887 he's not the same harden from Houston and you can't expect that from him. That's what embiid said.

[@SolaceMcfly]

Nah harden wants d'antoni he doesn't have to be the same player shooting 12 free throws.

[@unknownrage7691]

@@SolaceMcfly he shoot 10 in Houston n shot 9 this season

[@StayTru101]

@@SolaceMcfly @sheeeesh @TheJackieDaytona nah doc isn’t a bad coach. Questionable rotations at time but he still wins. The problem is Hardens recovery/fitness/mental commitment to winning long term and adding additional key role players. Expand the playbook. Draw up some Houston plays for Harden again but it ultimately comes down to the Beard. Incoming 28-7-7 season

[@stephonaugustin1384]

Lol Max tried to tell you for years SAS. But you don’t wanna acknowledge guys like Giannis and Luka when Max told you they were better than Harden & said the reason why Harden can score is because of the rules and he’s on a Mike D’Antoni team 😂😂

[@christianwibowo6420]

mvp james harden was something else, most players voted him or KD for the hardest to guard

[@cesardlc4521]

@@christianwibowo6420 I still wonder how much the change in foul calls affected this drop in hardens play

[@FaceFamous]

@@cesardlc4521 i think it was big-time because once the rules changed his play dropped alot foul hunting was gone from his game

[@cesardlc4521]

@@FaceFamous that's what I think too, but no one seems to bring this up as a reason for his drop off. In my opinion, he would get past defenders easily because they were afraid of fouling him

[@SolaceMcfly]

@@christianwibowo6420 MVP James harden wasn't that impressive people say he was hard to guard because you couldn't touch him without it being a foul. Multiple plays of players just holding their hands behind their backs trying to not get called for a foul, he would either flop or hook your hands to get fouls now with the rule changes he struggling

[@frank-eq5jl]

Anddddd harden does it again this year. Atleast he's consistent

[@samsonihekweme]

Yep. I came back for that exact reason

[@vincentzazueta2353]

Love the way Steven AKA nailed it again break's it down!!!

[@longsalad5334]

- Choosing Ben and Brett Brown over Butler - Giving Harris a max contract - Giving Horford a max contract The best thing the Sixers had was the Embiid-Butler connection and they blew it. They screwed up big time. Morey came in and fixed a lot, but the Harden risk clearly hasn’t paid off

[@LegionOfEclaires]

Not to mention we let JJ walk.

[@bigchillin4216]

That had NOTHING to do with Ben Simmons. Stop this idiotic narrative. Go and watch the interview with JJ Redick. This information is readily available but yall want to keep pushing your flipped narratives because it's the trending thing to do. Jimmy said this only ever about Brett Brown and partially related to Tobias Harris's deal, that's all. Stop trying to drag other folks in unrelated situation to appeased your motives. Stick to what was stated by the ACTUAL people who were there.

[@IWill_iTV]

He’s right look how he exited the game at the end, he did it on purpose

[@happyPanda419]

Great point

[@edgarbran9822]

I just wonder, WHY was he playing if the disappeared like that? The due clearly didn't want to play and I think his lack of effort was intentional, but I can't understand WHY Doc kept him in the game.

[@DearxAgony02]

@@edgarbran9822 It was going to end badly either way. On one hand, Doc sits down James Harden, they lose, and people/media will go after Doc and question why he sat Harden. On the other hand, this happens. People now see Harden just gave up on the team, possibly on purpose.

[@edgarbran9822]

@@DearxAgony02 you're right. Although maybe playing someone else they would have had a better shot at this game, but it would have been the same Simmons situation with Doc not trusting one of his players.

[@chikowashere]

A few years ago he quit on the Rockets in the playoffs when they faced San Antonio in a Win Or Go Home game. But nobody said anything about it. Now all of a sudden people are noticing. In Houston he quit on his team and then quit the team, then he goes to Brooklyn and quits again, same thing here.

[@solomonhayes9642]

To be fair, MANY PEOPLE criticized him for his San Antonio performance. It didn’t go unnoticed at all.

[@chikowashere]

@@solomonhayes9642 I remember everyone on ESPN were talking about the other games instead and barely even acknowledged him quitting.

[@BigBen1994]

I wanna hear the inside stories that Stat has with the Nets, because you can just tell he's holding back everything lol 😆😆

[@unclebabba]

I agree with Perk “It’s a Pattering.“😂😂

[@dannylugojr3428]

Lol, too funny 🤣

[@michaelasche6950]

I can't believe he's still labeled a star. He's been in the NBA for 13 years and the last 3 or 4 he hasn't done anything. I don't know many "stars" who spend a quarter of their careers doing terrible

[@harrissr.615]

@@yeeglizock8223 Kevin Durant? Man is a 2x Champ and 2x finals MVP Lls.

[@alainlamour5868]

@@yeeglizock8223 nah that’s a bad take. Paul George played well. Lillard had one bad year recently. KD been that guy. This is just a bad take trying to do too much to take credit away from established superstars in the league bc they may have had one bad outing recently. Recency bias at its worst

[@happysad7768]

He is a all star is still a star player

[@kdra5506]

Westbrick

[@ThatBigCactus]

And his "stardom" was built off 12 free throws every game of tick tack foul calls. Such lame basketball. Harden obviously has talent and skills but is SO unadmirable as a basketball player

[@yourfavoritesportspodcast]

Someone please save Embiid. He quite literally cannot do anymore than he has done for this franchise, save winning MVP.

[@agirotto1]

Perk's been on fire lately. Good job, big fella!

[@MonteYRM]

running for 20 seconds in a ring with mike tyson sounds a lot harder than throwing two shots up in 20 minutes

[@Makotsunami]

Yeah he tripping

[@nicbell8090]

@@Makotsunami true, but I promise most people will make that effort lol

[@thelonewolf7443]

I’m clumsy as it is… so I’d be easily tripping. 😅

[@migsmalone9391]

“A petteren going” 😂

[@s3dghost]

Yup

[@marcvanosch6358]

His point still stands

[@johnpestano22]

Love my man stat more of him on TV

[@firstname2022]

Ayyy Amare Stoudemire! He was one of my favorite players.

[@ThePatman1980]

Hiring Morey and Rivers was the final straw for me. I was already pissed they traded Mikal. Won 2 titles in Villanova. His mom worked for the Sixers. They traded a local kid to PHX for Zhaire Smith who is where now? 🤦🏻‍♂️ G-League.

[@FirstnameLastname-qb2bg]

You can thank Elton Brand for that.

[@persia2105]

Playoff Harden always turns into Casper The Ghost 😂

[@ejfontanilla1063]

At least Casper shows up for his friends

[@nostalgiacorner1999]

@@ejfontanilla1063 😂😂😂😂

[@mookgone]

He needs to turn in his jacket 😂😂😂 Perk right though 💯

[@omezzyallen7742]

For those not in the restaurant biz, 86’D means completely out, basically all done. Very good word play

[@chasers7381]

They really traded Ben Simmons for nothing when u look back at it 😂

[@sedohema]

So they traded nothing for nothing. How ever little you think James did, Ben did way less

[@tremell7559]

Brooklyn won the trade by a mile because they got a Curry out of it!

[@paulusveltran5681]

Not really nothing. Whatever the offense he did bring lockdown defence to the table. Harden wouldn't even know wat that word meant

[@d4ch33kcl4pp3r]

​@@sedohema Ben just helps out on defence, James did nothing both ends

[@ThePatman1980]

When Justify won the Triple Crown that year, I wore my Sixers shirt and Niners hat each time. I really wanted the Sixers to be my favorite team in the East. But they made mistake after mistake like drafting Markelle and trading Mikal.

[@joshliggins2260]

I think markelle was good but once he had that bike accident it tore his shoulder he nvr was the same.

[@eliqhills]

It’s either mental or simply physical with him. Harden is out of shape/too heavy, for starters, but was in Houston the last few years. His game might be slipping from underneath him but I also have a wild theory. . . Maybe this is the way he wants to play for now and won’t publicly announce it. He’s obviously been deferring and taking less shots, that’s all intentional doing. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Michael-bx4ql]

"That's like getting in the ring with Mike Tyson you might get knocked out! But you mean to tell me you can't run for 20 seconds?!" lmaaaooo

[@boutdatlife313]

James Harden needs to turn in his Top 75 badge.

[@fleek7696]

Bruh one game doesnt invalidate everything hes accomplished over the years

[@boutdatlife313]

@@fleek7696 he took advantage of the stupid fouls rules and never played defense. He’s one dimensional.

[@user-jg1ez6kk9e]

@@fleek7696 you think this is his first time playing bad😂?

[@Riles3152]

@@fleek7696 That’s the thing though, he has a history of coming up suspiciously small in playoff games when his team needed him the most. He is a top 75 all time player, but he’s on the back end of that 75.

[@fleek7696]

@@user-jg1ez6kk9e he definitely has a history of choking in the playoffs, but it doesnt take away from his scoring titles, awards, and historic scoring runs. Now before u say anything about playoffs matter too, dame is top 75 and he also has a history of choking in the playoffs and the only reason people dont talk about it as much is because of one wcf run (hardens made it there twice btw)

[@kevinc8955]

Chris Ryan on BS’s podcast this morning said something I also saw yesterday. Miami was crashing offensive boards hard in the 4th specifically because they knew even though we will give up transition baskets doing it, every offensive rebound they get will cause a flurry of boos from that trash-a** Philly crowd that will send the 76ers into a shame spiral. Which is exactly what happened. There is no home court advantage in Philly. Their fans are worse to their own team than opposing fans in away games.

[@donbaatz4174]

I don’t know if there’s a more uniquely well spoken and intelligent talking head than Big Perk. He is a breath of fresh air.

[@dadsgile353]

True Facts

[@ThePatman1980]

Harden and Harris are combined to make over $80M and they got 25 pts in a closeout game. They've been mostly a joke franchise since Dr. J retired. This other Doc should still be called Glenn. He's a Doc that makes people sick 🤮.

[@sedohema]

Casuals STOP talking sports, it doesn't suit ya'll. It displays your ignorance

[@erichouston1991]

You know when they mentioned Houston I thought they were going to bring up the Spurs Rockets series...anyone remember the Game 6 against the Spurs in Houston and Kawhi doesn't even play? James Harden completely disappeared in an elimination game. If anyone goes back to a few clips in the game you can see Harden clearly isn't playing defense and hardly puts up a fight on offense...Spurs end up winning by 20 or something like that. Yep Kendrick Perk you're right...definitely is a pattern.

[@djwayne7702]

“People will hate on you because of their brand not because of reality “🔥🔥🤦🏽‍♂️

[@andrewsanantonio2677]

Joel Embiid is playing his heart out the last 2 years went for naught. From Ben Simmons now James Harden. Sixers now from "Trust the Process" to "Quit the Process".

[@vinsukakannangara5389]

Harden stans will say he the 3rd best SG not Wade.😂😂😂😂

[@ItBeFactsThou6669]

Speaking from experience. I often shut down when I don’t like something. So, I’m able to see it when it happens. He Shut Down 🚷🚮 Ain’t no way around it. I wouldn’t give him a max deal or nothing. Dump his contract or trade him but 76ers won’t get any value from it. Pathetic Harden from now on 💯🤧😭 IVERSON WOULD OF NEVER TOOK 2 SHOTS IN A HALF 😩🤷🏽‍♂️

[@K1ngc21]

I’ve never been the biggest harden fan but this moves him down on my all time list

[@bye692001]

SAS analogy at the end with Mike Tyson is pretty much spot on.

[@dwanestar]

Harden can never speak about Antetokounmpo ever again!!

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Harden did this before 💀💀💀 G4 in bubble vs Lakers and vs Spurs with no Kawhi

[@StayTru101]

They wasnt winning with Russ. LA literally let him air ball every time, but I agree with the spurs.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

@@StayTru101 Russ had 31 that game

[@StayTru101]

@@AliFrankTheTank are you blind? The rockets barely stole 1 game cause Russ was missing everything and destroying chemistry with his shots. Lakers were literally hunting him.

[@mr.e9051]

Love stat

[@smoov3387]

Big perk was driving the Harden train when the Philly trade went down we ain’t forget 😂😂

[@kasperrieberg3495]

Yeah, Embiid/Harden was the new Shaq and Kobe 🤦🏻‍♂️😂😂

[@MrWill994]

If you are shocked about this, you’re already too late. Both with Russ and Harden I have been able to see through their stat padding since 2015-16 because when you saw them play, it wasn’t winning basketball and they’ve never shown willingness to adapt to a winning style. If the sixers even pay him half of what he earns now it’s a terrible signing...

[@ckdragonborn6592]

I'm still mad about that jarren Allen trade...Nets wouldnt be in this mess if him and levert were still there, I'm not even a Nets fan lol

[@RicardoGTVOnline]

5:29 lol… Big Perk was watching Friday After Next

[@key-tg1ih]

‘I would go 0-30 before I would go 0-9. 0-9 means you beat yourself, because you’ve just now lost confidence in yourself.’ - Kobe Bean Bryant

[@mikelovettgotit]

Bro went from a all star to looking like he’d be good coming off the bench

[@edwardemmanuelg.libunao186]

It remains a mystery to me why guys prop up James Harden as a Top 75 Player and as the greatest scorer ever. An honest evaluation of his career must look not just at his regular season performances but, more so, at his post-season chokes. I do not think he belongs in the top players of all time conversation.

[@the6thfloor33]

5:05 "It's ah patteren!" --Perkins

Harden makes me think of Dennis Rodman. Offensively, Rod was the polar opposite. He might give you ZERO points on a given night...but give you 20 rebounds and take out the other team's best scorer. Rodman loved to party, just like Harden. Difference is, Rodman could stay out till 5 AM then come and give you max effort every single night. He never cheated the game. For 1/10th the salary Harden makes. The biggest problem here is money. This new generation of athlete get paid, and then feels they do not have to perform. They have made me staunchly pro-owner...and I hope the next CBA goes totally against the players.

[@LandynG137]

It’s a problem when this isn’t the first time this has been brought up. I remember years ago when he choked against the spurs they said he looked like he was drugged. His entire game is based on getting fouls and when he can’t he crumbles.

[@mikeblaz]

He looks high all the time....think he smokes weed 24/7.

[@SHOW_ME]

Bruh...Harden arguably cost Embiid the MVP, they was actually doing fine before Jump-ship James got there. I really believed this dude wanted a 'chip. clown

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

James Harden's legacy is gonna be fascinating. I think a guy like Dame will be underrated after he retires, because he was a shining star of mediocre Portland teams, he'll be like our generation's Reggie Miller. James Harden, on the other, is a guy with really shiny numbers and some marquee moments, so he'll probably get overrated. But we who grew up watching him will remember how he quit, how he didn't show up in clutch games, and how he was a big time premadonna. He's a real case study in how the relative value of talent vs mindset.

[@MorrowMixtape]

the 2022 playoff was special since we got guest appearances from ames Haren and Bench Simmons.

[@DLo776]

Still not worse than his game 6 vs the spurs in 2017

[@howarddickersonjr.6994]

Yes it is cause he had a legit MVP caliber player playing with him and he just flat out choked it away.

[@DLo776]

@@howarddickersonjr.6994 embiid is injured kawhi wasn’t even playing in that game 6 and that was a prime harden at home he had 10 points and 6 turnovers 2017 was far worse

[@trevordargan5184]

Tony Parker wasn’t planning as well which adds fuel to the fire

[@aggelostzimagiorgis]

Cp3 in game 3,4,5,6 ???? Ohhh I forgot we don't criticise cp3

[@JustAguy25548]

FACTTTTTTTTTTT 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 but nah best in the game

[@kasperrieberg3495]

To be fair CP3 is 37, Harden is only 32 and i’m not a fan of CP3

[@yassercast21]

Same as he did with Kevin Mchale, Cleveland’s coach

[@Thirumurugankn7495]

Philly fans were blind in the love for their team, they believed that Harden will be a player he Isn’t, he has never been 👎 Philly deserves a better team, better stars, better coach.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Y'all know he's trying his best to make doc look like a victim. When doc blew a 3-1 lead and got fired he called it unfair. Now he's gonna say it's unfair he got fired cus James sabotaged him.

[@Internal_radio]

You can’t overlook the fact that the man did not take more than two shots in the Second half… that’s not docs fault.

[@MasterJP28]

That whole Philly squad is made up of overrated-ness; players, coaches, and the rest of the organization. The city and fans too. The sandwiches are pretty good though.

[@biggdogg33]

Doc talk about those 3-1 lead. If you understand playoffs basketball then you will understand why those leads was blowed. Orlando was an underdog. Clippers was one dimensional and was so dependent on CP3 that when he got bang up, the series was over. Paul George played bad in the bubble. Then the hawks figured to use hack a Ben , to the point that Ben is scared of basketball now. Keep in mind, that warriors team that came back against cp3 3-1, did that vs okc the next year. Doc had bad luck.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

@@biggdogg33 why is it always him? Even if a coach tried they can't blow a 3-1 lead twice

[@biggdogg33]

@@MindfulAttraction2.0 Steve Kerr did once in the final with 3 healthy all stars with home court. Bad luck is bad luck. I rather have him than an new coach.

[@DLL8252]

JH played liked he didn't gaf 😤

[@HotspurFC-cu6ny]

Look how perk and stoudemire are sitting like it’s a campfire lmao

[@kalendixon815]

He actually said the title of the Video 🙌🏼😂

[@jampanther8846]

I don't feel sorry for Harden in the LEAST!! You left playing with KD and Kyrie to go to a team where you knew scoring was NEEDED playing with Embied. Harden is no longer that guy, he should of stayed with the Nets! 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@soy_titooo]

When someone does bad at their job on purpose they get fired with no right to compensation That should have happen with Harden at least twice already. Most unprofessional player ever. Even players high of forbidden substances took it more seriously

[@RedShogun13]

Honestly someone should make a documentary on the KD-Russ-Harden trio in OKC. They literally had a dynasty right under their noses and I feel like the way everyone’s careers have panned out we’ve seen what we knew from the get go. KD is a clear number one option but needs the right supporting cast/pieces to take pressure off of him. Russ is absolutely fearless, wants me the moment but is too unga bunga to be anymore than a number 2. Harden has EXPLOSIVE scoring ability but he isn’t built for pressure or the big moments. He’ll always be that 3rd option/sixth man at heart. OKC had all the right pieces for a dynasty. All that young group needed was time to grow/gain some experience and blossom into the players they were going to be. A little disheartening that we’ve seen all 3 arrive but like separately from each other.

[@lorenzobmw810]

SAS “It ain’t for talking about their personal life, I don’t do that” Kyrie “bruh”