On Bally Sports Southwest’s broadcast of Friday’s Mavericks-Clippers game, commentator Brian Dameris went viral for a nearly two-minute rant about James Harden.
Two days later on Sunday, Dameris apologized for his comments during the Mavs pregame broadcast on Bally Sports Southwest.
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“I want to start right off the top and express my apologies for James Harden and the Clippers organization for my comments on Friday night. I’m sorry,” Dameris said. “And I want to apologize to the Mavericks organization and the fans who turned in for my comments on Friday. My comments were not consistent with my values or the values of Bally Sports Southwest and the Mavericks organization and for that, I am truly sorry.
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“Sports are a vehicle to bring people together and uplift one another. There’s enough tearing us apart in this world for me to be adding to it. I don’t want to be that person and I will be better. I am sorry.”
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The Philadelphia 76ers traded Harden to the Clippers on Oct. 30, the third trade for the disgruntled star since 2021. Harden requested a trade from the 76ers during the offseason and publicly called general manager Daryl Morey a “liar.”
During his rant, Dameris criticized Harden for forcing his way out of multiple organizations.
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Read Dameris’ full rant below:
“I asked the producer to pipe this into the Clippers’ locker room so I can talk to you, James. I hope you’re taking notes. I’m telling you in advance, you’re welcome for the wisdom I’m about to spew. Because, listen, I get on my knees every night and pray for someone to believe in me like Daryl Morey believed in you.
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You wanted a certain coach, they brought in Mike D’Antoni. You wanted to play a certain style, they played it. You wanted Dwight Howard, they brought him in and got rid of him when you were tired of him. You wanted Chris Paul, they brought him in and got rid of him when you were tired of him. They brought in your old friend Russell Westbrook.
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You wanted to go to Vegas on off days, they looked away. You wanted the team to stay over so you could go out at night, they changed the schedule. And it didn’t work, and you know what, you said I’m gonna break up with my woobie, not good enough. I see the bright lights in New York, I want to go there [with] my old pal Kevin Durant. It’s gonna work, the big three. And all after one year, you wanted out. You realized, oh my gosh, I took this guy for granted, the guy that believed in me. I want to go back with Daryl Morey. They traded Ben Simmons for you, how did they pull that off?
And you know what, you went there and got a partner who got the MVP. He won the MVP and what did you say afterwards? You said, ‘They didn’t hand me the reins.’ You’re the point guard, you were holding the reins. And what did you do when you had the reins? You scored 9 points in Game 7 against Boston, you blew a 3-2 series lead.
So they fired their coach, not good enough. You broke up with your guy who believed in you again. You said, ‘The bright lights of LA, that’s where I want to go.’ Let’s see how that works.
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Listen, James, have you ever had those friends who had bad roommates, over and over they complained about their bad roommates. … They never thought to be self aware enough that they’re the bad roommate. They’re the problem. Hey, James, you’re the problem.
If this doesn’t work this year in this system with this team, then you’re going to go and point fingers at everybody else and you’re going to go back home and start swiping right for another team, and there’s not going to be anybody left. Because, James, you’re not the beard, you’re not the system, you’re the problem.”
Harden responded to the viral clip in a comment to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.
“I didn’t even hear exactly what he said, but people were telling me he was going in on me,” Harden told Haynes. “He doesn’t know me or the situation. … They don’t know anything. They just go off what they see on social media or hearsay.”
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With Harden in the lineup, the Clippers have gone 0-5, including a 144-126 loss to the Mavericks on Friday.
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Bally Sports Southwest Mavericks broadcaster apologizes for James Harden rant
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