{"id":2000474,"date":"2023-08-14T18:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T22:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-76ers-james-harden-calls-pro-hong-kong-team-president-a-liar-while-speaking-in-china\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T18:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T22:58:36","slug":"philadelphia-76ers-james-harden-calls-pro-hong-kong-team-president-a-liar-while-speaking-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-76ers-james-harden-calls-pro-hong-kong-team-president-a-liar-while-speaking-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly 76ers&#8217; James Harden slams Hong Kong team president as &#8216;dishonest&#8217; in China."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphiladelphia-76ers-james-harden-calls-pro-hong-kong-team-president-a-liar-while-speaking-in-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>James Harden Slams Philadelphia 76ers\u200c President as a \u200d&#8221;Liar&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-repeatedly-swears-at-staff-in-fiery-rants-behind-closed-doors-report\/\" title=\"Report: Biden's fiery rants behind closed doors include repeated swearing at staff.\">fiery outburst<\/a> \u2064during an Adidas press event in China, Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden didn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-may-ease-ccp-virus-lockdown-from-march-foreign-secretary-says\/\" title=\"UK May Ease CCP Virus Lockdown From March, Foreign Secretary Says\">hold back<\/a>\u2064 in expressing his disdain for the team&#8217;s president,\u2062 Daryl Morey. Harden, who has been vocal about his desire to leave the organization, called Morey \u2064a &#8220;liar&#8221; and vowed never to be \u2063a \u2063part of any team he&#8217;s\u200b associated with.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James Harden: &#8220;Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that\u2062 he&#8217;s a\u2063 part \u2063of. Let me say that\u2062 again: Daryl Morey is\u2063 a liar\u2063 and I will never be a part of an organization that he&#8217;s a part of.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AmHJ0WwbF2\">pic.twitter.com\/AmHJ0WwbF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1691039343186456576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite Harden&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-the-military-sets-new-regulations-for-transgender-service-members-these-physical-and-mental-conditions-will-still-disqualify-you-from-enlisting\/\" title=\"After The Military Sets New Regulations For Transgender Service Members, These Physical And Mental Conditions Will Still Disqualify You From Enlisting\">strong desire<\/a> to be traded, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-76ers-james-harden-calls-pro-hong-kong-team-president-a-liar-while-speaking-in-china\/\" title=\"Philly 76ers' James Harden slams Hong Kong team president as 'dishonest' in China.\">76ers reportedly ended trade negotiations<\/a>, leaving him \u2062in \u2063an uncomfortable situation. ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that Philadelphia refused to compromise their title\u2064 hopes by making a\u200b trade they didn&#8217;t\u2064 believe\u2064 in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harden has been\u200d emphatic in wanting a trade, so the\u2062 Sixers\u2063 are \u2064setting\u200d up an uncomfortable situation to start camp. Ultimately, Philadelphia wouldn&#8217;t make \u2063a trade that they believed would compromise their title \u200dhopes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1690478725039611905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Harden&#8217;s criticism of Morey is surprising\u200d considering \u200dtheir strong\u200d professional relationship during their time with the Houston Rockets. Speculation arises as to why Harden chose to publicly criticize Morey, especially \u200cin China where\u2062 tensions are high. It&#8217;s worth\u2062 noting that Morey previously sparked controversy by \u2064supporting Hong Kong citizens&#8217; fight for\u200c autonomy from the Chinese Communist Party in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>During that time, Harden and the Rockets were forced\u200b into\u2063 damage control, apologizing and expressing\u2062 their love for\u2064 China. The\u2064 NBA\u2063 also worked to repair its relationship \u200dwith China,\u2062 which had\u200d resulted \u200cin significant financial\u2063 losses.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the drama,\u2063 one thing\u200d is\u2063 clear: James Harden&#8217;s future\u2064 with the\u200b Philadelphia 76ers \u200dremains uncertain, and his relationship \u200dwith Daryl Morey seems irreparable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia 76ers&#8217; James Harden labeled the team&#8217;s president a &#8220;liar&#8221; in China, declaring his refusal to ever play for the organization. The dispute arose from failed trade talks involving the NBA player. Harden&#8217;s contentious remark was made at an Adidas press event, targeting Daryl, the Sixers&#8217; president of basketball operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":2000475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}