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James Harden Was Locked In on Burgers With 38YR Old Teammate While Joel Embiid Got Married? Is the ‘Situation’ Really “Crazy” in 76ers Too?

Published 07/24/2023, 12:10 AM EDT

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Joel Embiid’s wedding was graced by a who’s who of the Philadelphia 76ers. The big moment in the star center’s life soon surfaced online. Most of Embiid’s teammates were spotted in the mandatory wedding selfie except his court companion on warpath. The absence of James Harden in his teammate’s wedding led to a lot of speculation about The Beard’s future in Philly.

But while fans wondered about Harden’s whereabouts, a video soon showed him partying with another teammate. This is when things started getting ‘crazy’ in the franchise.

James Harden living it up instead of being at his teammate’s wedding

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The 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid recently got married to his longtime girlfriend Anne de Paula. Embiid and Paula had been with one another as early as 2018 and finally decided to tie the knot this offseason.

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A heartwarming moment for Embiid, a lot of his current and even former teammates showed up at his wedding. But one person that was missing from the mix was none other than James Harden.

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Harden’s absence led to a lot of speculation among fans about his future in Philadelphia. But after a video of The Beard stuffing down burgers with 48-year-old P.J. Tucker went viral, fans got a much clear view of things.

James Harden was spotted grabbing a bunch of Trill burgers at hip-hop artist Travis Scott’s event. The NBA star was covered in sweat as he grabbed four Trill burgers and just walked away.

“James Harden is trying to eat his way out of Philly”

James Harden partying with P.J. Tucker quickly went viral but for the wrong reasons. Harden grabbing multiple burgers and walking away led many fans to call him greedy. “I guess James Harden is trying to eat his way out of Philly,” a fan commented.

While another fan dropped a comment, “James Harden is pushing himself out of Philly 😅, Trill Burger style.”

 

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“Nah Harden getting 4 is crazy,” another fan reacted. “Harden and Tuck coming back to Houston just for trillburgers.”

Now we know, one more fan said, what James Harden meant when he said: Time to Get Uncomfortable. “Damn, Harden said I am not trying to lose any weight forget the off season.”

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Fans did not show any mercy while roasting Harden and many believed that this was one of his ways to force a trade. It will be interesting to see how things work out for James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers after the burger party.

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Abhishek Dhariwal is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports with a background in journalism and mass communication. Abhishek uses storytelling along with feedback gathering to curate elegant and exclusive content for ES. His writing covers a wide range of topics, from in-game coverage to off-court activities of NBA stars.
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