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It’s no secret that James Harden wants out of the Philadelphia 76ers franchise, as he’s been adamant about playing for the Los Angeles Clippers instead.
However, a trade has yet to come to fruition as everything is currently at a standstill.
But over the weekend, James Harden went viral amid the trade speculation as he was seen living it up at what appears to be a club or concert.
In the photo, basketball fans couldn’t help but notice Harden’s physique, as he may, or may not be wearing his alleged fat suit again.
Harden pulled out the suit this early, he wants to be a Clipper badly LMFAOOO pic.twitter.com/l5wofkzC3r
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) July 14, 2023
The last time we saw James Harden looking a little heftier than usual was back in 2021 when he was demanding a trade from the Houston Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets.
Shortly after that deal happened, Harden lost a noticeable amount of weight and it had people talking for quite sometime. You can still find memes floating around the internet about it.
But perhaps Harden is using this strategy again as he clearly wants out of Philadelphia. At least that’s what basketball fans believe.
Bruh really chills during the off-season huh?
— CJG (@lilbuck512) July 14, 2023
It it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
HoneyBun Harden using his old methods pic.twitter.com/kh31dgVuMp
— Raps gen⛈️ (@RaptorsGen) July 14, 2023
There’s no doubt in my mind he’ll be fit if he’s traded to LA.
James 2 days after he arrives in LA pic.twitter.com/32gel2h6sc
— WadeBurner (@WadeBurner35) July 14, 2023
A ton of people thought it was a picture of Rick Ross.
I thought that was Rick Ross at first glance
— Erth Thomas (@Planeterth79) July 15, 2023
I follow the same one. It’s pretty good.
I see he's been following my stringent diet and exercise routine
— 🅰🅽🅳🅴🆁🆂 (@dersuasion) July 15, 2023
All jokes aside, it’s not entirely clear what Harden’s future holds.
Maybe he’ll eventually get his wish and be traded to the Clippers, or maybe he’ll end up playing for the 76ers for another season.
Either way, many are still keeping tabs on James Harden and for good reason.