LeBron James has reacted to James Harden making the jump from Houston Rockets to Brooklyn Nets after a tumultuous couple of hours that saw the player calling out his teammates, revealing he was done with the team.
That sparked a new search for his team and Harden found himself on the way to Brooklyn on Wednesday in a blockbuster 4-team trade. Everybody around the league reacted to that shocking move, including stars, who were as surprised as the fans.
One of the most expected reactions was from LeBron James, who is leading the team that can make things a lot hard for the Nets. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar made it clear that he’s focused on his team and nothing can change that.
LeBron James says he’s not worried about Nets trading for James Harden
After the Lakers beat Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron was asked about the blockbuster move and he made it clear that he didn’t pay much attention to it, as he was getting ready to play against the Thunder.
“Don’t really have too much of a reaction. Trades are things that happen every year. For me, my main focus is on what we do here and how we continue to get better. Trades happened today and I couldn’t allow myself to indulge in that knowing that we had a game that we had to play tonight.”
Lakers head coach Frank Vogel also chimed in on the trade, claiming that it was a good move but the Nets are yet to prove what they can do with their new Big 3 of James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
“They’re obviously loaded with star power now. We’ll see how they can gel.”
After a couple of weeks full of rumors, speculation and uncertainty, James Harden is part of the Nets and everybody is waiting now what they can do against the Lakers, who are the favorites to come out of the West in the upcoming postseason.
