James Harden spoke his mind, and now he's paying the price.
The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers star $100,000 for "indicating that he would not perform the services called for under his player contract unless traded to another team," the league announced Tuesday. Those comments came as Harden publicly called Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey a "liar" at an event in China last week. He also reiterated his relationship with the Sixers was beyond repair in separate comments to a Houston TV station.
"The league’s investigation, which included an interview of Harden, confirmed that these comments referenced Harden’s belief that the 76ers would not accommodate his request to be traded," the league said in a statement.