Dwight Howard was interviewed by a well-known sports reporter Xiangnong Sharp, fully revealing the process of conflict with James Harden , and explaining the reason why the Rockets parted ways with Harden . This is also the true situation of the first complete disclosure of Howard and the conflict occurred.
That year, Howard refused the Lakers .118 billion contract renewal contract and signed the Rockets with a four-year, $88 million contract, but he was unable to coexist with Harden. Three years later, he was traded by the Rockets to the Hawks, and his career has taken a sharp turn since then. Six years have passed, and Howard is playing in China now. He opens his heart to reporters and looks back at the relationship with Harden on the Rockets.
Reporter: Did you have a falling out with Harden at that time?
Howard: I don't think I'm very close to Harden, and I didn't know what happened at that time. Why did he do this since I left the Rockets? Because I left the Lakers at that time, Kobe , just to play with Harden.
Reporter: How long did it take to notice that Harden's attitude towards you changed?
Howard: It should be almost the second season we partnered together. I just think that this is how we compete with each other.
Reporter: Have you talked to Harden about this?
Howard: I haven't talked to Harden. That's my fault, that's my fault. In fact, I talked to Harden, but it was too late. I could have communicated and solved the problem better with Harden, but at that time I chose to bypass Harden and communicate with others, so that they could pass the message back and forth in the middle. Yes, this will cause some important information to be lost during the message.
So, I could have done better. First of all, at that time I was more mature and understood more than Harden. Secondly, if you really want to win, you must solve this problem better. But at that time I didn't know what to say, because I really didn't know how to have such a conversation with Harden.
Howard said that Harden is not the kind of person who can actively communicate, and I don’t like to actively communicate either. When I encounter something I don't like, I prefer to stop and ignore everything with my headphones, and I don't like talking about it. This is how I faced problems when I was with the Lakers, and this is also how I did when I was with the Rockets. At that time, we should have better communication, and if we do that, Harden and I will lead the Rockets to the championship.
Howard told reporters that he eventually left the Rockets and parted ways with Harden. The direct reason was that Morey interfered with it and instructed the head coach to take Harden as the tactical core.
Howard recalled: In the Rockets' second season, I felt that my role in the team was decreasing, so I went to Morey to take on more game responsibilities. But Morey directly refused and said that playing the game like this would not work. I asked him why it wasn't possible. It was not the head coach's decision. It was entirely Morey's request to the head coach to reduce my role in the game.
I said to Morey, it’s not that you don’t respect you, but you have never played basketball games, and I know how to play games to be effective. The dialogue ended like this and our differences could not be eliminated.
Howard told reporters: I talked with my close friends and what would happen if I chose to leave the Rockets, and I couldn't play the kind of game I wanted at all with the Rockets, which made me very upset. So I made a decision to leave the Rockets and end the relationship with Harden.
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