Even James Harden’s pregame outfits are getting roasted these days.
The embattled star’s 0–5 start with the Los Angeles Clippers has earned Harden plenty of internet hate lately. But that criticism spread to his fashion sense during a hilarious moment on TNT’s Inside the NBA on Tuesday night.
Harden was shown walking into the arena pregame wearing a baggy striped outfit. That was a stark contrast to Nuggets star Nikola Jokić, who had just been shown looking cleaned up in a suit. Kenny Smith shouted out Jokić, saying “That’s how you go to work,” and that set up Charles Barkley for a hilarious roast.
"That's how you go to bed,” Barkley said, producing plenty of laughs from the rest of the Inside the NBA set.
Kenny: "That's how you go to work."
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 15, 2023
Chuck: "That's how you go to bed." 💀
Chuck wasn't a fan of James Harden's fit pic.twitter.com/ybGqKT93p9
It’s the type of priceless moment we’ve come to expect from Barkley and the rest of this crew, and Harden tends to make himself an easy target with wild looks like this one. Fans, of course, loved it.
Barkley is the best 😂 https://t.co/WWJ5u3D7qI
— ErnieG (@nernpigs) November 15, 2023
why do jokic look skinnier than james 🤣🤣 https://t.co/MpWN7mbNNH
— Black Johnny Bravo (@dontjudgeimFat) November 15, 2023
This is hilarious 😂🤣 https://t.co/ZDMDLTusG2
— Tatiana (@Tatianaclinares) November 15, 2023
😂😂😂💀 these dudes should never retire man https://t.co/RzfHnXOUUK
— Parte Ya Bukayo™️ (@PhokaBoyz) November 15, 2023
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/DsAS6H379n
— Legend (@PeebLegend) November 15, 2023
Harden did have his best statistical game since joining the Clippers on Tuesday, with 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting, so maybe the pajama-like look is here to stay.