NBA Veteran Calls Out 76ers Amid James Harden's Trade Request

During a recent appearance on The Old Man and the Three podcast, Golden State Warriors champion Andre Iguodala defended James Harden, saying the Philadelphia 76ers should get fined as well.

"Teams should be fined as well when that player is fined," Iguodala said. "So when James goes and makes these comments and James is fined, we all know they changed the rules on when you can start negotiating with players before free agency because everybody had their deal done before free agency. We all know that James was told, 'You’re going to get this deal, hush-hush, under the table.' I wasn’t there. I don’t know what happened, James didn’t tell me this. It’s always an assumption. The team can say it was an assumption. What did James do wrong to get fined? He said, 'I was lied to.' If I lie to you, I’m a liar in that moment, I may not be a liar, but I was liar in that five seconds. So yes, James Harden made a true statement. So why would he get fined? I would prefer the team should be fined five million dollars. Come on, now. We can’t prove it, but that happened. That’s where I get upset."

With Harden maintaining his trade request to the LA Clippers, the 76ers have remained reluctant to deal him there. This ultimately led to Harden calling Daryl Morey a liar, which earned him a significant fine. Calling out the 76ers for their activity that led to Harden making that statement, Iguodala believes they should be fined as well.

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