“Hard to see James Harden Wanting to Come Back”: ESPN Uncovers Discord Between the Beard and HC Doc Rivers Following Playoff Exit

Tonoy Sengupta | 16/05/2023
"Hard to see James Harden Wanting to Come Back": ESPN Uncovers Discord Between the Beard and HC Doc Rivers Following Playoff Exit

James Harden’s first postseason with the Philadelphia 76ers, much like many others, was nothing to write home about. Joel Embiid failed to step up when it mattered most. And while James Harden had a 45-point outing in Game 1, things never got quite as good after that. Still, the one who will arguably take the most flack is Doc Rivers. And it isn’t any better that apparently James Harden is already sick of him.

Doc Rivers has won one championship with the Celtics as a head coach, and of course, he is known for making sure a mediocre Clippers side overachieved season after season. However, after being given championship caliber squad for the last few years, he has still yet to even reach the NBA finals. And because of that, there are now major problems within the 76ers organization.

 

James Harden wants Doc Rivers gone, as per ESPN

James Harden has never quite been known as a coach killer. However, after Steve Nash, and now his alleged opinion on Doc Rivers, that may change very quickly. Especially given what kind of behavior his desperation for a ring is bringing about.

Not only does he want Doc Rivers gone, but as per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, he is also pressuring the 76ers’ organization with his own departure to make sure he gets what he wants. Take a look at the Twitter post by NBA Retweet below.

“From what I’m told, one person said to me it would be hard for me to see James (Harden) wanting to come back and play for Doc again.”

Quite frankly, on paper, this is still a roster that can achieve great things. However, James Harden is a big player. And if an athlete with his stature starts to revolt, it opens up a whole new can of worms. And oftentimes, that situation ends with the team trading/losing key players, and scrambling for pieces to replace what they lost. Are the Philadelphia 76ers headed in the same direction?

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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