Riding a seven-game winning streak heading into their Christmas Day matchup against the New York Knicks, all seemed to be well for the Sixers. Joel Embiid had shaken off his slow start to the season to vault back into the MVP conversation, while James Harden was fresh off a game in which he tied a franchise record with a career-high 21 assists.
So, naturally, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski took a sledgehammer to those good vibes roughly an hour before the Sixers tipped off against the Knicks.
According to Woj, Harden is “seriously considering a return to the Houston Rockets in free agency this July” if he decides not to stay with the Sixers.