The feud between James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers' president of basketball operations, Daryl Morey, has been well-documented in recent months. But it reached a new level on Monday, when Harden unleashed a verbal firestorm on Morey in an interview with Complex.
Harden accused Morey of lying to him about the team's plans to build a championship contender around him. He also said that Morey had no respect for him as a player.
"I feel like Daryl Morey lied to me," Harden said. "He told me he was going to do everything in his power to build a championship team around me. But all he did was trade away all my good teammates and bring in guys who weren't going to help me win."
Harden also took issue with Morey's public criticism of him. In February, Morey said that Harden was "not a max player" and that he was "not happy" with his performance.
"Daryl Morey has no respect for me as a player," Harden said. "He's always talking about me in the media and trying to make me look bad. I'm tired of it."
The feud between Harden and Morey has put the 76ers in a difficult position. They are now facing the prospect of losing Harden for nothing in free agency next summer.
It remains to be seen whether the 76ers can patch things up with Harden. But if they can't, it will be a major setback for their plans to build a championship team.
In the meantime, Harden's feud with Morey is sure to be a hot topic of conversation in the NBA for the foreseeable future.
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