{"id":483475,"date":"2026-02-12T22:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=483475"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:02:23","slug":"james-harden-loyalty-is-overrated-why-the-nba-is-business-and-his-focus-is-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/james-harden-loyalty-is-overrated-why-the-nba-is-business-and-his-focus-is-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"James Harden: \u201cLoyalty is overrated.\u201d Why the NBA is business \u2014 and his focus is winning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1740\">James Harden shared his view on loyalty in basketball: \u201c<strong data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1602\">The whole quote unquote loyalty thing is\u2026 I think it\u2019s overrated<\/strong>.\u201d<br data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1607\" \/>In his words, the reason is straightforward: \u201c<strong data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1697\">This is a business at the end of the day<\/strong>,\u201d with major money and constant decisions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2038\">He pointed to how front offices operate: if a player isn\u2019t producing or isn\u2019t part of the future, \u201c<strong data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1863\">they trade players<\/strong>\u201d to protect jobs and direction.<br data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1898\" \/>But when \u201c<strong data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1955\">a guy isn\u2019t happy and he wants to be traded<\/strong>,\u201d Harden says it suddenly becomes \u201ca problem,\u201d despite the same business dynamics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2310\">For Harden, the priorities remain clear: \u201c<strong data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2122\">trying to compete for a championship<\/strong>,\u201d and \u201c<strong data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2177\">making sure that my family is taken care of<\/strong>.\u201d<br data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2182\" \/>He also said he has made financial sacrifices that \u201cdon\u2019t get talked about,\u201d adding: \u201c<strong data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2308\">I\u2019m fulfilled, and I\u2019m happy with it<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2433\"><em data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2383\">Source: <strong data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2382\">Fear The Sword (Jackson Flickinger), user-provided text<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Cavs guard says teams and players make tough calls: championships, careers and financial security drive 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