The Houston Rockets are at Chesapeake Energy Arena to face the Oklahoma City Thunder today, affording Grantland’s Bill Simmons an even bigger spotlight to further decry the James Harden trade. A deal that was made 30 months ago, involves multiple parties that have since moved on, and is far past the point of needing further scrutiny.
A fair assessment with which Kevin Durant – like the vast majority of league followers, hopefully – wholeheartedly agrees.
Simmons got back on the Harden high horse this morning, stating years-old facts that ignore the crucial context of locker room chemistry, not to mention the 20-20 vision of hindsight.
And Durant, bless his heart, responded with what the entire NBA world was thinking.
Let it go, Bill. And never change, KD.
In a far more important development, the Rockets have opened up a double-digit lead on the Thunder late in the first quarter.