The Houston Rockets suffered a heartbreaking defeat on Monday to end their season, and James Harden heard the criticisms after the game as well.
Following the Rockets’ 101-92 loss at home to the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, Harden walked right off the court without shaking hands. He was seen in the tunnel with his jersey already off as his teammates exchanged pleasantries with the opposition. Take a look:
The MVP frontrunner promptly got skewered on social media for the perceived lack of sportsmanship.
The six-time All-Star Harden entered play on Monday with averages of 28.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game for the series before putting up a 32-6-6 line in Game 7. However, the loss of backcourt running mate Chris Paul in Game 5 ultimately proved too much for Houston to overcome.
As for the Eurostepping of the handshake line afterwards, this is becoming all too familiar of a refrain for superstar players this postseason.
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