76ers' James Harden fined $100K after calling Daryl Morey a 'liar'

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The NBA is not happy with James Harden’s public statements regarding his future with the Philadelphia 76ers organization. 

The league is fining Harden $100,000 after he called Sixers president Daryl Morey a "liar" while on a tour in China, adding that he would never play for an organization Morey was a part of. 

James Harden interacts with students during his China tour on Aug. 13, 2023, in Shanghai. (Tang Yanjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

"The NBA announced today that Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden has been fined $100,000 by the NBA for public comments on August 14 and 17 indicating he would not perform the services called for under his player contract unless traded to another team," the NBA said in a statement Tuesday. 

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On Saturday, the NBA launched an inquiry into the "circumstances" of the comments, per ESPN. 

The NBA was believed to be looking into whether Harden was signaling a 2023-24 holdout in violation of the league’s CBA or "had been referencing past contract discussions with the organization that might constitute salary cap circumvention," according to the report. 

"The league’s investigation, which included an interview of Harden, confirmed that these comments referenced Harden’s belief that the 76ers would not accommodate his request to be traded," the league’s statement continued.

Daryl Morey, president of basketball operations, poses with James Harden during a press conference on Feb. 15, 2022, at Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via