The Philadelphia 76ers have been going through a rough patch. This is because James Harden requested a trade and later publicly expressed his displeasure with Daryl Morey, the general manager of the franchise. As no trades were being pushed forward, Harden publicly called Daryl Morey a liar for making him opt into his contract for the 2023?2024 season. Shaquille O’Neal recently commented on the same.

Notably, a former owner of the 76ers who is on the Forbes 400 richest list also shared his views on James Harden.

Shaquille O’Neal wants the best for everyone

The Beard was not happy with the situation and decided not to join the team. He did not come for the media day. But finally, Harden let them know that he would be joining the team for their training camp in Colorado. With less than two weeks left for the NBA season to commence, Shaq joined Sports Center to talk about the various incidents in the basketball world. The 4x NBA champion said, “Respect to James for showing up and being professional.“

O’Neal explained that he has also had issues with people in the past. But he has always been professional when it came to work.

Shaq then added, “I would always do certain things for marketing purposes, and people thought I was serious, but when it came to taking care of business, I have always been professional. I hope they can work it out.“

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Shaq wants the Sixers and Harden to find a solution. They have the reigning league MVP and an opportunity at the championship if they fix their internal troubles.

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Shaq is one of the media personalities who points out the negatives in James Harden, so it was surprising to see him finally root for The Beard and show faith.

A former Sixers owner shares his thoughts

Michael Rubin, who made the Forbes 400 list, recently joined the Pat Bev podcast.

During this, he was asked about the same situation between the Sixers and James Harden. But in Rubin’s case, he was a former stakeholder with the $3.15 billion worth 76ers. He said that if he were there, this would have never happened.

Rubin revealed that Harden is like a brother to him. Rubin said that he knows Harden, and there is no one who wants to win a championship more than him. He believes that Harden will have a great season this year.

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