The James Harden trade saga is over (for now) and the Los Angeles Clippers are the ones giving the star guard a new home.
The news dropped in the middle of the night on the East Coast, leaving many fans in the unknown until the next morning. This and the trade in general had NBA Twitter goes crazy, making plenty of jokes:
Getting that James Harden trade notification at 2 AM ET: pic.twitter.com/SsvzWwo2Uz
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 31, 2023
Harden and Westbrook back together at the lowest time in their careers like two people who made a pact to get married if they were still single at 40
— Zito (@_Zeets) October 31, 2023
How does Harden keep getting away with this LMAOO
— BASED SAVAGE (@crackcobain__) October 31, 2023
What the Nets got for James Harden in Year 13:
– Ben Simmons (2yr/78m)
– Seth Curry
– Andre Drummond
– 2 1sts (2022, 2027 protected)What the Sixers got for James Harden in Year 15:
– KJ Martin
– RoCo
– 2 more end of rotation wings
– 2 1sts (2028)
– 1 Swap
– 2 2nds“Fleeced” pic.twitter.com/tUw7VLXBJv
— (@MunchTVx) October 31, 2023
Live look at Darryl Morey after the Harden trade… FLEECED.
pic.twitter.com/Ug9z8CJMA5— Joy De’Angela (@joydeangela) October 31, 2023
Sixers got fleeced, Embiid demanding a trade to Brooklyn next year pic.twitter.com/u69gdVLvKw
— ︎ȶei (@notorioustei) October 31, 2023
76er fans trying to explain how they didn’t get fleeced pic.twitter.com/KIMLnYr9Ie
— Champion Maly Mal (@MurrayBetta) October 31, 2023
Harden pulling up to the Clippers facility pic.twitter.com/cibfRPRuyz
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) October 31, 2023
Clippers doctors seeing a trio of Harden, Kawhi & PG pic.twitter.com/w6xjWMSV7k
— ²³☄️ (@BronGotGame) October 31, 2023
clippers fleeced i’m out man ✌pic.twitter.com/2H4HOlGOvt https://t.co/ES4jN364wc
— cavan (@sincerelycavan) October 31, 2023
Damian Lillard seeing James Harden get traded to the team he actually wanted to play for pic.twitter.com/dYP2LYjWM6
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) October 31, 2023
The clippers got James harden for a new iPhone and 2 gallons of gas
— O’Shea Jackson Jr (@OsheaJacksonJr) October 31, 2023
James Harden returning to Wells Fargo Center, suiting up for the Clippers pic.twitter.com/rTgCV4RHSO
— Aidan LaPorta (@AidanLaPorta69) October 31, 2023
