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Harden: ‘I’d sacrificed all that to go to Philly...and it bit me in the ass’

The James Harden-Daryl Morey relationship was once heralded as a form of loyalty typically unseen between an executive and a star player. And then one day, their relationship was in shambles. And the entire national media seemed to think it was an unmitigated disaster for the Sixers. But in hindsight that narrative missed the mark, didn’t it?

The idea that Daryl Morey and the Sixers front office had a terrible, terrible offseason doesn’t fit anymore.

Member this crap?

Morey’s critics were content to unload on him around that time back in late September.