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The James Harden saga has finally come to an end as the Philadelphia 76ers gave Harden his wish and agreed to trade him to the Los Angeles Clippers. Back in June, Harden opted into his $35.6 million player option for this season only to request a trade - preferably to the Clippers - and then call Sixers president Daryl Morey “a liar”. Harden has not played for the Sixers at all this season. Last week, he was stopped by security from boarding the team plane for their two- Game road trip to open the season. He returned to the bench on Sunday, but the league opened an investigation into his absence for the season-opener. He was supposed to have started practice with the team starting today (Tuesday) and play by Thursday. What did the Clippers offer for Harden and when will he debut? The Clippers now receive James Harden, PJ Tucker, Filip Pet rusev, and a future first-round pick and the Sixers receive Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, Kenyon Martin Jr., the 2028 first-ro...

China's government has accused Taiwan’s ruling party of seeking independence, a day after the self-governing island’s president lobbied for Australia’s support in joining a regional trade pact BEIJING -- The Chinese government on Wednesday accused Taiwan's ruling party of seeking independence, a day after the self-governing island's president lobbied for Australia's support in joining a regional trade pact. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, also said the recent Chinese Military drills around Taiwan were held to combat “the arrogance of Taiwan independence separatist forces.” China claims Taiwan, an island about 160 kilometers (100 miles) off its east coast, as its territory. The two split during the civil war that brought the Communists to power in China in 1949, with the losing Nationalists setting up their own government in Taiwan. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, meeting with six visiting Australian lawmakers on Tuesday, sought th...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting with the region’s leaders that highlighted Beijing’s growing influence BEIJING -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly develop ing oil and gas sources at a meeting Friday with the region’s leaders that highlighted Beijing’s growing i NFL uence. The two-day China-Central Asia Summit in the western city of Xi’an came as President Joe Biden and other leaders of the Group of Seven major economies met in Japan. It reflected Beijing's efforts to develop trade and security networks centered on China, which resents U.S. domination of global affairs. China is making economic inroads into Central Asia, including with its Belt and Road Initiative to build railways and other trade-related infrastructure. That has eroded Russian influence over forme...

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to tweak their roster ahead of the trade deadline. Fresh off of trading veteran guard Russell Westbrook in a multi-team deal, the Lakers have made another move, this time trading center Thomas Bryant to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Davon Reed and three second -round picks , according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Lakers receive Denver's second -round picks in 2025, 2026 and 2029.  Bryant signed a one-year deal with the Lakers prior to the start of the season, and he was pretty productive during his time on the floor in L.A. In 41 appearances (and 25 starts), Bryant averaged 12.1 points and 6.8 rebounds in 21.4 minutes per performance for the Lakers. He'll provide the Nuggets with a solid center option behind reigning two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.  The move was likely one Bryant was on board with, as he had grown unhappy with his role in L.A. and asked the...

There is now just more than a week until the 2023 NBA trade deadline on Thursday, Feb. 9, which means teams across the league are working harder than ever to either bolster their squad for the stretch run or move their best players to get into a better draft position.  As the deadline for making deals moves closer, the rumor mill will only get more active. Here's a look at the latest around the league.  'Half the league' calling Hawks about Bogdanovic Despite pulling off a blockbuster trade for Dejounte Murray in the summer, this season has not gone to plan for the Hawks, who enter Wednesday sitting in eighth place in the Eastern Conference at 25-26 and have dealt with even more internal drama around Trae Young and head coach Nate McMillan. There has been a steady stream of rumors coming out of Atlanta in recent weeks, mostly about the status of forward John Collins. But while the Hawks haven't ...