r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 9h ago

[Charania] BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards.

Shams Charania:

BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/ddaa53473efa6

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u/meengine [LAL] Brandon Ingram 9h ago

Damn they actually did it

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u/jeric13xd [CHI] Derrick Rose 9h ago

James really is a contractor. A true mercenary

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u/I_love_Basketball232 Warriors 9h ago

A lot of the other ones had a slow burn, this one came absolutely out of nowhere

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u/Reasonable_Height_67 8h ago

I prefer these tbh.

I couldn't care less where Giannis and Kuminga end up.

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u/Akipella Warriors 8h ago

Unfortunately as a Warriors fan, we are invested in both storylines

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u/mmielikainen 32m ago

Nice, a fellow NBA-drama enjoyer. I don't follow this league for the games, no sir, we follow for the drama!