James Harden's frequent club visits affected his 2012 Finals performance: Kendrick Perkins

A few days, Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem called out James Harden – recently tred to Brooklyn Nets – for his partying habits. Haslem spoke about Harden's tre t being possible because of his partying habits, which have often been called out, by fans or sometimes by experts. This time, Kendrick Perkins spoke up on Harden, talking about his 2012 NBA Final performance being affected due to strip club visits. 

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Kendrick Perkins on James Harden strip club visits affecting his NBA Finals 2012 performance

Even before Harden played for Houston Rockets, he was associated with strip clubs and his frequent visits in between games. Recently, Perkins – who has played for OKC Thunder – appeared on Showtime’s All Smoke podcast. He spoke about why n-bench player for Thunder h a b series, blaming it on various visits to Miami strip clubs. 

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Kendrick Perkins and James Harden comments

Perkins spoke candidly, about how y could t get a win matter how hard y tried. "Russ and KD came to play, I h a couple double-doubles, Serge was doing pretty good but man James ain’t gives us sh*t and you kw why". Perkins mentioned his visits to club and how he h thing to do in San Antonio. When y arrived in Miami, frequency of Harden's visits increased. 

In 2012, OKC Thunder played Miami Heat for Finals series. Harden h averd 12.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists, shooting 37% from field and 31% from three-point range. team lost to LeBron James and Heat, while Harden h second-most turvers on team. 

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same year, Harden moved to Rockets. He played eight complete seasons with team, before requesting a tre before 2020-21 season began. Harden was unable to win a title for franchise, leaving after team's early playoff exit last season. Before his tre was anunced, Harden h been called out constantly, most of it being due to leaked video of him partying. 

31-year-old was criticized for his habits, some fans pointing out that he does t have it in him to le a team. Harden missed games due to NBA's health and safety protocols, also hitting back on social media for his tre. w, All-Star guard is playing with Nets – who are considered title contenders with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Beard on ir team. 

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