James Harden addressed the media for the first time as a clipper and he had a whole lot to say here is some of it.

Philly is just, you know, changed my road, knowing I can give more, no one I can do more, but if you want

to be honest, like being on a leash and I never really, you know, had that opportunity.

So, like I think the game, and I'm a creator on the court, you know what I mean?

So if I got a voice to

rock and hey coach I see this you know what you think about this? Then it's like

okay somebody that trusts me that believes in me that understands me that I'm

just not a you know I'm, I'm not a system player.

I am a system.

Whoa.

Okay, Rachel, you were there yesterday for this interview session.

Did you like or have a problem with what Harden had to say?

It just struck me that what he had to say was such a doubling down and that this Clipper stint is really going to make or break his reputation

forever.

And that is a crazy thing to say about a guy who is a former MVP, a multiple time scoring champion,

a double-digit all-star.

There shouldn't be anything at 34 or 35 years old

that would make or break his reputation.

But the way he doubled down in that press conference, all of those quotes, all of the, it was

them, it was not me, he either is going to come into this Clippers team and do what he

says he's going to do, he's going to be a good team player, he's going to do, he's going to be a good team player, he's

going to sacrifice, he's going to be a facilitator. If he does all of that, that

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