Former ESPN host Max Kellerman belittles James Harden's poor performance with comparison to Trump

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Former ESPN host Max Kellerman says the Cleveland Cavaliers made the same mistake trading for James Harden as Americans did in electing Donald Trump president.

"Bringing in James Harden to win a championship is like electing Donald Trump to fix your country," Kellerman said Wednesday on his "Game Over" podcast.

Commentator Max Kellerman watches a super middleweight bout on the undercard of the Canelo vs. Crawford event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sept. 13, 2025. (Chris Unger/TKO Worldwide LLC/Getty Images)

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The comparison came after the Cavaliers blew a 22-point fourth-quarter lead Tuesday night against the New York Knicks. Following the collapse, Knicks coach Mike Brown openly admitted to game-planning around Harden's porous defense.

"There is no secret: We were attacking Harden," Brown told reporters after the game. "Sometimes you’ve got to do what the game dictates, and they were trying to do the same thing with Jalen (Brunson), so we said, ‘OK, we feel like we can play that game.’ We try not to play that game much, but we feel like we have a guy that we can play that game with in Jalen."

Max Kellerman hosts the Canelo vs. Crawford undercard press conference at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sept. 11, 2025. (Ed Mulholland/TKO Worldwide LLC)

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Kellerman comparing Harden to Trump in this light is hardly surprising.

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