James Harden was never the most popular player in the NBA—criticized for his sometimes-ugly style of play that relies on drawing fouls—but now he’s forfeited any remaining goodwill after his breakup with the Rockets. And last night Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal added themselves to the list of pundits fed up with Harden.
On Thursday’s edition of Inside the NBA, Shaq and Chuck laid into Harden for failing to work with what he was given in Houston and questioning how the Nets’ new three-headed monster will be able to work together.
“When you say you gave the city your all, that ain’t true,” Shaq said.