James Harden Roasted for First Half Play in ECSF Game 2 After Promising to Be Better

about 1 month ago

James Harden Roasted for First Half Play in ECSF Game 2 After Promising to Be Better

Harden said "I gotta be better" after shooting 6-15 from the field, 1-7 from 3-point range and giving up 7 turnovers in game 1 vs. Pistons. However, he's struggled in the first half of game 2, shooting 2-10 with 3 turnovers. Fans roasted him on X. One said, "'better than dwyane wade' they said." Another said, "Atleast he’s consistent."

By Pranay Mukherjee

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James Harden Says Cavs Need to Improve Spacing After Game 2 ECSF Loss vs. Pistons

Harden feels like the Cavs need to improve their spacing, which he believes has been really tight and prevented their offense from flowing. "They are a good defensive team, but if our spacing isn't right, they're even better," Harden said. "Just give each other space, which we did a better job of in the second half, and be aggressive."

By Pranay Mukherjee

about 1 month ago

Donovan Mitchell Says James Harden Will “Figure This Out” After Game 2 Struggles

Mitchell isn't worried about Harden's struggles after game 2, stating that he just needs to be in attack mode. "He's James Harden. We're not sitting here worried; he's going to figure this out," Mitchell said. "We got to do a better job around him as well." Spida added that they just need to get on the same page.

By Pranay Mukherjee

about 1 month ago

LeBron James Responds To JJ Redick's Comments On Him Having The Worst Whistle In The NBA

JJ went off in his postgame presser, criticizing the refs for not calling fouls on overtly aggressive OKC players who foul "every possession". He also said LeBron has the "worst whistle" of any star player int he NBA. When asked about this, LeBron simply said, "I don't know." Perhaps Bron doesn't want to dabble in getting fined for ref criticism.

By Samir Mehdi

about 1 month ago

Kendrick Perkins Doesn’t Believe Lakers Are Deep Enough to Compete With the Thunder

"If you combine the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean, you get the Oklahoma City Thunder," Perkins said. He highlighted how, despite the Lakers making Shai Gilgeous-Alexander uncomfortable in game 2, Ajay Mitchell and Jared McCain popped up and had good games. Perkins said the Lakers are asking themselves, "What else can we do?", heading into game 3 down 2-0.

By Pranay Mukherjee

Head of NBA Referee Ops Reportedly Deletes X Account Where He Allegedly Supported Thunder

about 1 month ago

Head of NBA Referee Ops Reportedly Deletes X Account Where He Allegedly Supported Thunder

Albert Sanders Jr., the Head of NBA Referee Operations since September 2023, has reportedly deleted an X account where he allegedly supported the Thunder. Sanders Jr. seemed to have shared an X post on June 3rd, 2012, where he said, "*yells* #ThunderUp". He's now seemingly made a fresh X account in place of his old one with the Thunder post.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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