Not everyone around the National Basketball Association (NBA) they loved the first major transfer of 2021, where the security guard James Harden was redeemed for Houston missiles to become a reinforcement of Brooklyn nets; However, one criticism in particular quickly went viral on social media, and it was that of the former player Shaquille O’Neal.
After the transfer is complete and after the franchise of The big apple made its founding official, the Basketball Hall of Fame member benefited from his showcase as an analyst in the league’s specialized program, on the network TNT, destroy The beard, after his statements in which he said so “I love this city and I have literally done everything I can”.
Given that comment, SHAQ started by pointing it out “When he says he gave everything to the city (Houston), that’s a lie; To say those things you have to have a G-14 rating, that is, you have to win championships and he didn’t“, only to later ensure that Harden did not take advantage of the numbers that brought him to the Rockets during his eight-season run.
SHAQ’s harsh criticism of Harden
While the escort had several individual achievements during his time with the Texas franchise, such as MVP 2018, three-time top scorer, leading in assists, eight-time All-Star and six first team All NBA, he was never able to win titles with the team, something the four-time champion of the league took in his face.
“You asked Dwight Howard, we gave it to you. It didn’t work; you asked Chris Paul, we gave it; you asked for shooters, we gave them; you asked (Russell) Westbrook, your friend since you were a kid and we gave it to you. It didn’t work. So when he says he gave it all, I say no, because when you’re the star you have a big responsibility, and when his time comes to shine, he doesn’t shine.O’Neal added.
Finally, SHAQ pointed out that “I used to be like Harden, I would come and complain because no one was doing anything and my dad, may he rest in peace, said ‘what the hell have you done?’ Nothing like Harden, because when he had to demonstrate and get up, he didn’t“, and ended by saying that “Now he has his super team and he has to win this year, because if he doesn’t win, he’s a failure”.