Four games into James Harden’s winless Clippers career, it’s difficult to define what he is or what he and his star teammates can become.
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue gathered his players around him at practice on Saturday to tell them James Harden had free rein to be who he is, that Harden shouldn’t defer to teammates out of respect or on the basis of seniority. Harden being Harden would help all of them, Lue said, bringing to the court another creator who could give teammates open shots. It was a strategic move, designed to make a point.
Uniting Kawhi Leonard and Paul George was going to do it. Nope. Bringing in Russell Westbrook last season was going to do the trick. After losing their first five games with him in their lineup, they found ways for him to be far more effective than he was during his difficult stay with the Lakers, but he wasn’t the answer, either, and they lost in the first round of the playoffs to Phoenix. Now, it’s Harden, a 10-time All Star, who’s supposed to send the Clippers out of Crypto.
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