Blood, Sweat and Tears... Just with no Blood or Sweat: The Story of James Harden.

Anyone who knows me will understand just how much I dislike James Harden. To me, he's a limp, bearded baby who always has something to cry about. That's just me being honest about it. There is always something to moan about when you're him. Don't you dare accuse him of being the problem though. That's just not allowed. You might get exiled out of Houston (which is apparently a... bad thing?) and sent elsewhere. What a bum.

First, it was Chris Paul. This was sold to the Rockets fanbase and the wider Basketball community as a duo that would bring Houston back to true contention in a Warriors dominated League. I don't need to say it necessarily, but that obviously didn't work. The Rockets didn't work with the sort of dysfunctional leadership you typically get in a sports ownership group, but it didn't stop in the head offices of the Houston Rockets. It plagued the game on the floor as well. It all ended with Chris Paul as the mad villain and being shipped out of town and traded for someone with a more prominent name in the league... Russell Westbrook.

I liked Russ. I didn't think badly of him. I still don't for the most part. You can tell he works hard and is dedicated to his craft, but he hasn't been able to lead a team to great glory. The Westbrook-Harden connection is deep. It goes back to the OKC days before James Harden moved to Houston. This could've been something really cool. It looked like an opportunity to be true contenders again. Finally, someone had given James Harden the team he had al- wait... what? They didn't do anything amazing and Russell Westbrook is a problem too?!? That's not ideal. Get that Russell guy out of here! Let's ship him off to Washington and get John Wall and a pick back for our troubles!

Okay so... The Rockets have John Wall (probably as sixth man), DeMarcus Cousins, and a sea of relatively good roster fillers around that. What more could he possibly want? Oh... He wants to be traded to Philly, Brooklyn, Miami (I think... I didn't research for this) or Milwaukee?!? Is he having a laugh? Something tells me Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook weren't the issues Houston were having, but I swear... If he ends up in Philly, I will boycott the 76ers for life. James Harden can stay out of Philly. I guarantee Giannis doesn't want him. I can't imagine Jimmy Butler wanting to get rid of what he has going for him right now and Brooklyn won't be trading KD or Kyrie in my eyes.

James Harden looks like a whining baby. I'll admit it... I'm enjoying watching this. He deserves none of the star talent he has received. He is treated like a king and then acts like a diva. I understand he is a star in this league, but you cannot do this. What good is crying about it? Just play the game. He gets paid MILLIONS to do it. I'm not saying he shouldn't want the best team, but he has received the chances and ruined the future of the franchise and now he wants out? Gosh.