Beard Blockbuster: James Harden To Brooklyn
The Lead
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3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2021
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Months of speculation have finally come to an end: James Harden will be joining the Brooklyn Nets. The Athletic's Sam Amick joins us to break down how all of the recent Harden drama has unfolded, including his erratic play recently, and the messy press conferences where Harden and his Rockets teammates spoke their minds. And we break down how Harden will will fit in with Nets superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving (if he ever resurfaces) as well as head coach Steve Nash.
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| 0:32.8 | But the big news is that they made a blockbuster deal to acquire one of the NBA's most prolific |
| 0:37.5 | scorer's, the beard himself, James Harden. |
| 0:40.7 | Months of speculation are now over. |
| 0:43.3 | James Harden is going to the Brooklyn Nets. |
| 0:46.0 | Today, the Athletic Sam Amick joins us to break down all of the hardened drama. |
| 0:50.7 | Both teams get from the deal, and whether a team with Harden and Superstars Kevin Durant |
| 0:55.6 | and Kyrie Irving will work. |
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| 1:22.4 | It felt like something great was happening. |
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