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Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:19 pm
by OkcSinceSGA
Paraphrased a bit, basically what he's saying.
CP3 made his own bed to lay in by basically forcing a trade to be with Harden. Then they clearly weren't an ideal fit and neither handled conflict together particularly well. Just interesting to hear him basically admit they aren't on speaking terms really.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:23 pm
by boomershadow
I got good friends I would never tell their kids happy birthday lol.
I don"t even know when most of them are.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:24 pm
by GusFring
Do any of James Harden's teammates like him?
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:24 pm
by OkcSinceSGA
boomershadow wrote:I got good friends I would never tell their kids happy birthday lol.
I don"t even know when most of them are.
True, but he also said basically that in general they don't talk at all, but he wishes him well. It didn't sound the same as the context of just being busy or forgetting a date.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:27 pm
by Basileus777
GusFring wrote:Do any of James Harden's teammates like him?
Do any of Chris Paul's?
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:29 pm
by GusFring
Basileus777 wrote:GusFring wrote:Do any of James Harden's teammates like him?
Do any of Chris Paul's?
Touché
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:29 pm
by Sharkboy242
GusFring wrote:Do any of James Harden's teammates like him?
lol as if CP3 is known for being being amicable
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:29 pm
by LoneyROY
GusFring wrote:Do any of James Harden's teammates like him?
Is it Harden, or is it the guy who has famously had issues with teammates at virtually every stop.
Let's ask Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan.

Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:30 pm
by Tor_Raps
Basileus777 wrote:GusFring wrote:Do any of James Harden's teammates like him?
Do any of Chris Paul's?
Not being liked isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes you gotta be demanding and it can come off the wrong way to the sensitive ones.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:31 pm
by BarneyGumble
I've been a Chris Paul hater all his career (with good reason too lol). This year, what he's done with OKC....and also the fact that Harden is painful to watch.....I am all in on OKC sending Russ and Weirdo-Beardo home lol. Go get em, Chris Paul!!!
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:41 pm
by BallerTalk
ClipsFanSince98 wrote:Paraphrased a bit, basically what he's saying.
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CP3 made his own bed to lay in by basically forcing a trade to be with Harden. Then they clearly weren't an ideal fit and neither handled conflict together particularly well. Just interesting to hear him basically admit they aren't on speaking terms really.
So never mind they were the best team in the league that year and had on of the better seasons in league history?
It's been damn near four years since CP left your Clippers and you're still trying to spin the narrative

Harden and Paul weren't particularly close before they teamed up. They joined for the purpose of winning a ring and nearly made it happen.
Then Westbrook became available and Harden saw the opportunity to bring his friend to Houston and Chris Paul was the casualty.
Chris Paul was understandably bitter because he left LA to join a contender in Houston but ended up in OKC. But as he alluded to in the clip, I think both guys have moved on.
I know the basic facts aren't as scandalous as some seem to want/need them to be but It is what it is.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:44 pm
by GusFring
Paul and Harden were indeed a great fit. How they didn't beat the warriors with kd out those last few games is a mystery. They choked.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:44 pm
by Dutchball97
I mean he just says they don't keep in touch but there is no beef. I don't see the problem.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:46 pm
by WarriorGM
GusFring wrote:Paul and Harden were indeed a great fit. How they didn't beat the warriors with kd out those last few games is a mystery. They choked.
No mystery at all for anyone who was watching the league for the past five years.
Cannot blame Harden for CP3 leaving the Clippers. Nothing was going to happen over there at the time.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:47 pm
by GusFring
WarriorGM wrote:GusFring wrote:Paul and Harden were indeed a great fit. How they didn't beat the warriors with kd out those last few games is a mystery. They choked.
No mystery at all for anyone who was watching the league for the past five years.
I get your point, the warriors are amazing but damn the rockets matched up well. The year before was scary before Paul got hurt.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:47 pm
by wutevahung
BallerTalk wrote:ClipsFanSince98 wrote:Paraphrased a bit, basically what he's saying.
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CP3 made his own bed to lay in by basically forcing a trade to be with Harden. Then they clearly weren't an ideal fit and neither handled conflict together particularly well. Just interesting to hear him basically admit they aren't on speaking terms really.
So never mind they were the best team in the league that year and had on of the better seasons in league history?
It's been damn near four years since CP left your Clippers and you're still trying to spin the narrative

Harden and Paul weren't particularly close before they teamed up. They joined for the purpose of winning a ring and nearly made it happen.
Then Westbrook became available and Harden saw the opportunity to bring his friend to Houston and Chris Paul was the casualty.
Chris Paul was understandably bitter because he left LA to join a contender in Houston but ended up in OKC. But as he alluded to in the clip, I think both guys have moved on.
I know the basic facts aren't as scandalous as some seem to want/need them to be but It is what it is.
Anyone who thinks CP and Harden didn't work out in Houston really needs to stop thinking it's championship or bust.
Also, there is nothing wrong with what CP said. Not everyone in your life needs to be either best friend or enemy.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:49 pm
by OkcSinceSGA
BallerTalk wrote:ClipsFanSince98 wrote:Paraphrased a bit, basically what he's saying.
...
CP3 made his own bed to lay in by basically forcing a trade to be with Harden. Then they clearly weren't an ideal fit and neither handled conflict together particularly well. Just interesting to hear him basically admit they aren't on speaking terms really.
So never mind they were the best team in the league that year and had on of the better seasons in league history?
It's been damn near four years since CP left your Clippers and you're still trying to spin the narrative

Harden and Paul weren't particularly close before they teamed up. They joined for the purpose of winning a ring and nearly made it happen.
Then Westbrook became available and Harden saw the opportunity to bring his friend to Houston and Chris Paul was the casualty.
Chris Paul was understandably bitter because he left LA to join a contender in Houston but ended up in OKC. But as he alluded to in the clip, I think both guys have moved on.
I know the basic facts aren't as scandalous as some seem to want/need them to be but It is what it is.
All of this doesn't mean they were an ideal fit on or off the court. It just means the incredible talent was there.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:51 pm
by LeMasta
GusFring wrote:Do any of James Harden's teammates like him?
Westbrook? They knew each other for a longass time
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:56 pm
by Adam Stern
Dutchball97 wrote:I mean he just says they don't keep in touch but there is no beef. I don't see the problem.
Exactly.
This thread is just low hanging fruit aka hate bait for two of the most polarizing guys in the league.
Anybody excepting CP and Harden to be cussing each other out on the court tonight is probably going to be disappointed.
Re: Chris Paul on James Harden: We don't talk
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:59 pm
by Shock Defeat
There are people I used to work with that I’m cool with in general but don’t talk whatsoever. It’s not that deep