James Harden … what are you doing?!
We’ve seen some weird contesting of shots in the NBA as of late. There was Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla trying to block Royce O’Neale after a whistle, and now we’ve got Harden running out to contest the shot of … his Los Angeles Clippers teammate, Kawhi Leonard.
Seriously! Watch the video below from Wednesday night a few times and tell me you’re not cackling at that.
Why did he do it? He told reporters he was trying to “bring some excitement to this team” and that the Clips were going through a “fog” lately and wanted to give Los Angeles something to laugh about:
James Harden said he was trying to lighten the mood and get the Clippers out of the fog they’ve been in lately when asked about how he closed out on a Kawhi 3-point attempt when they were up by 21. pic.twitter.com/Y9XOBeXRos
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) March 21, 2024
I’m not kidding when I tell you James Harden contesting HIS OWN TEAMMATES SHOT is funniest thing I’ve ever seen happen on a basketball court 😭 pic.twitter.com/HINDl01Ivi
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) March 21, 2024
Well, I guess it worked? Weird, though.
