{"id":482210,"date":"2026-02-04T02:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=482210"},"modified":"2026-02-04T02:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:35:02","slug":"nba-bombshell-james-harden-traded-to-the-cleveland-cavaliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-bombshell-james-harden-traded-to-the-cleveland-cavaliers\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA bombshell: James Harden traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:00eb7ebf-79a7-4151-934a-9e23c25c8e28-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9465253c-bce1-4a3c-b3c0-3f7cfac8ade8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"422\">James Harden is a new player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, marking a major NBA bombshell trade. 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