The Los Angeles Clippers have traded James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In return, the Clippers receive Darius Garland and a 2026 second-round pick. Sports media reaction to the trade before the national media over at ESPN and Stephen A. Smith gets a hold of the story. (Edited post- – see below.)
Anyone who has seen first hand the way James Harden has disappeared in the playoffs must be scratching their heads when it comes to this trade.
Edited post: Here’s Stephen A. Smith’s take. (This one was pretty good. Basketball is his area of expertise. Stephen A. put down the politics.)