Exclusive interview: James Harden reckons with his legacy | FOX Sports
James Harden believes "it's time to get back to being James Harden." What exactly that looks like in the year 2023, with him alongside Joel Embiid, is the real question.

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 [Durant] wanted to leave. So it's like: Am I still the quitter?"
Both were bullshyt. He literally quit in games in Brooklyn and was not trying. He was actively sabotaging games like a bytch. KD had those same dudes as the 1 seed. Anyone who compares the two doesn’t watch the Nets or doesn’t like Durant. That dude went out like a hoe and I was a fan and was always telling Nets fans to trade Kyrie for a star to appease Harden. Dude lost all my respect. KD said trade me because management was on some bullshyt. Harden said trade me because he couldn’t handle a month and a half without Kevin Durant. KD has never quit on the court. I hate even hearing the name Harden. He’s a certified bytch.What Harden did in Houston was bullshyt. What he did in Brooklyn, I do not blame him one bit.
Before we continue, Harden wanted to make something very clear: Any quote you read here was simply a response to a question and not him trying to make any sort of excuses, though he knows that's how much of what he said is going to be interpreted.
"It's one reason I don't really like doing interviews," he said. "Because people will take the smallest thing that I say and basically screw it up and then it becomes a problem."
I am a certified Harden hater and will always root against him. What Brooklyn allowed Kyrie to do last season was inexcusable and Harden was the only one who recognized what a problem it was. I'm not saying quitting on the court like he did was noble but I get it. Kyrie is a human wrecking ball and Brooklyn has enabled him since he signed.Both were bullshyt. He literally quit in games in Brooklyn and was not trying. He was actively sabotaging games like a bytch. KD had those same dudes as the 1 seed. Anyone who compares the two doesn’t watch the Nets or doesn’t like Durant. That dude went out like a hoe and I was a fan and was always telling Nets fans to trade Kyrie for a star to appease Harden. Dude lost all my respect. KD said trade me because management was on some bullshyt. Harden said trade me because he couldn’t handle a month and a half without Kevin Durant. KD has never quit on the court. I hate even hearing the name Harden. He’s a certified bytch.