{"id":143839,"date":"2023-11-17T08:32:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T08:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143839"},"modified":"2023-11-17T08:32:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T08:32:44","slug":"james-harden-traded-to-clippers-in-blockbuster-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/celebrities\/james-harden-traded-to-clippers-in-blockbuster-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"James Harden Traded To Clippers In Blockbuster Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Harden<\/strong> is going going, back back, to Cali Cali — the NBA superstar was shipped to the L.A. Clippers in a blockbuster deal late Monday night … officially ending all his drama with the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n The trade went down while many on the East Coast were catchin’ Zs — Harden, P.J. Tucker<\/strong> and Filip Petrusev<\/strong> will join the Clips in exchange for Nicolas Batum<\/strong>, Marcus Morris<\/strong>, Robert Covington<\/strong>, Kenyon Martin Jr.<\/strong> and some draft picks — including two first rounders.<\/p>\n The transaction was pretty much inevitable — 34-year-old Harden made it clear he didn’t want to play in Philly anymore … claiming he felt Sixers GM Daryl Morey<\/strong> was a “liar.”<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Beard sat out all preseason … and when he finally showed up ahead of the season opener, the team told him to turn around and head home.<\/p>\n He did not play a single minute for the Sixers this season.<\/p>\n The Clippers will now have Kawhi Leonard<\/strong>, Paul George<\/strong>, Harden and Russell Westbrook<\/strong> for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n It’s a bit of a homecoming for Harden — he grew up in SoCal … playing high school ball at Artesia in Lakewood.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas<\/strong> seemed thrilled with the move — saying, “CHEF HARDEN BACK HOME,” on X.<\/p>\n Harden — who has played for the Thunder, Rockets, Nets and Sixers — has averaged 24.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 7 assists in his career … and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer<\/strong>‘s gotta be hoping the move results in the team’s first-ever championship.<\/p>\n