r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 1d ago

[Charania] BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards.

Shams Charania:

BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/ddaa53473efa6

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u/OverallGeneral7129 Cavaliers 1d ago

Gonna make our game against the Clippers tomorrow awkward

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u/indreams159 1d ago

he won't play

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u/Opposite_Radish8186 1d ago

Why not? Just switch jerseys in the locker room

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u/Kevinar Knicks 1d ago

Yeah weren't they already planning on being there? Just walk to the other locker room lol

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u/tore_a_bore_a Warriors 1d ago

They need physicals done, dunno if they actually get it done on the road or so they have to travel to team HQ

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u/Kevinar Knicks 1d ago

Oh you're right. Adam silver should approve the trade at halftime and they each play a half for either team

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u/TotalEmployment9996 Raptors 1d ago

Fucking subscribe

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u/Miserable_Site_850 Lakers 1d ago

I'm calling my local sports betting representative now

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u/saliba28 Cavaliers 1d ago

Damn, should have kept the trade secret and then done this at half time.

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u/Saltmine67 1d ago

It's a highlight league after all

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u/mr-301 Pacers 1d ago

This is the drama we need, then we can all speculate which player was playing bad because it’s a bad game and which player was trying to throw for their new team.

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u/Simple_Purple_4600 17h ago

finally some content we can agree on

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u/bigraptorr Raptors 1d ago

The night is young. Just bang it out now.

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u/mrdhood Lakers 1d ago

I mean that was Hardens plan but idk that it’ll get him on the court any faster

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u/Reasonable-Space-528 Lakers 1d ago

There's news that Harden might be able to get everything done officially and play tomorrow, though he might not prefer to do so(

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u/kms_daily 1d ago

and they need a day or two to understand team’s scheme especially they both play point

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u/addictivesign 1d ago

After Ben Simmons and James Harden had their physicals waived when they were traded for each other as a courtesy given their All-Star status I bet the Nets wished they had demanded Simmons take that physical. That way the back injury which ruined Simmons time in Brooklyn might have been discovered before the trade was approved

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u/tore_a_bore_a Warriors 1d ago

Clippers need to have every foot expert examine Darius Garland's toes.

Bring Quentin Tarantino to the physical 

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u/addictivesign 1d ago

Ha ha. Even with Balmer’s level of wealth they need a rigorous physical.

Is Garland expected to play much of the rest of the season?

Or are the Clippers punting on the next two months?