In terms of things that didn’t happen, however, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the most important one: A league source confirmed Monday morning that James Harden did NOT opt in to his deal before being traded to Philadelphia. (Originally reported by PhillyVoice’s Kyle Neubeck.)
Source: John Hollinger @ The Athletic
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ric Bucher @RicBucher
The Difference Between Ben Simmons and James Harden shows.acast.com/bucher-and-fri… via @acast – 2:20 AM
Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA story: When will James Harden play his first game for the #Sixers? It could be as soon as Feb. 25 in Minnesota, which is right after the all-star break: https://t.co/VCOr6rC7He pic.twitter.com/Rnf177CSBT – 11:20 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Been so quiet in here most of the night, it seemed Jazz fans missed the Harden-era Rockets as much as Rockets fans. Then a couple calls went against Gobert (pretty obvious on the replays that were shown) and they were back. – 11:07…