“There’s been at least $150M [James Harden] has left on the table trying to win championships.” Gil defends James Harden’s “no loyalty in the NBA” statements 🤝 pic.twitter.com/4pK7wIQFoO

The trade that brought James Harden to the Cavs to pair with Donovan Mitchell has paid off immediately.

The Cavaliers held their first practice in a couple of weeks after returning from the All-Star break and began gearing up for the second half of the season.

Donovan Mitchell scored 17 points, James Harden added 16 and the Cavaliers routed the Nets 112-84 on Thursday night.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — New Cavs star James Harden is spitting too much truth into the microphone, and like Jack Nicholson in “A Few Good Men,” I’m not sure people can handle it. We all say we want honesty from athletes,

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The trio of Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen and James Harden took point for the Cavs as they scored a combined 76 points. Rookie wing Kon Knueppel, who is fresh off a short run alongside Jaylon Tyson in the Rising Stars Challenge, led the way for Charlotte with 33 points and seven makes from the three-point line.