Not everyone in the environment National Basketball Association (NBA) they liked the first big transfer in 2021, where the guard James Harden was changed for Houston Rockets to become a reinforcement of Brooklyn Nets; however, one criticism in particular quickly went viral on social media and was that of the former player Shaquille O’Neal.
After the transfer is completed and after the franchise The Great Apple formalized the incorporation, member of the Hall of Fame Basketball took advantage of his showcase as an analyst in the specialized program of the league, in the network TNT, to destroy Chin, according to his statements where he said that “I love this city and I did literally everything I could”.
Given this comment, SHAQ started by showing that “when he says he gave everything to the city (of Houston), it’s a lie; To say these things, you need to have a G-14 rating, that is you have to win championships and he doesn’t“, to later make sure Harden didn’t take advantage of the numbers that brought him to the Rockets during his eight-season stint.
SHAQ’s harsh criticism of Harden
Although during her time with the Texas franchise, the escort achieved several individual accomplishments, such as MVP 2018, scorer three times, leader in assists, eight times All-Star and six appearances in the first team All-NBA, never managed to win titles with the team, which took him ahead of the four-time league champion.
“You asked Dwight Howard, I gave it to you. It didn’t work; you asked Chris Paul, I gave it; you asked for shots, I gave it to you; you asked (Russell) Westbrook, your boyfriend from childhood and I gave it to you, it didn’t work, so when he says he gave it his all, I say no, because when you’re a star, you have a big responsibility, and when it’s time to shine, he does not shine “O’Neal added.
Finally, SHAQ pointed out that “I used to be like Harden, I would come to complain because no one was doing anything and my father would rest in peace, he said, ‘What the hell did you do? “Nothing, like Harden, because when he had to demonstrate and intensify, he did not“, 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 fails”.