Coming out of halftime at the Toyota Center in Houston last night, Houston Rockets' All-Star shooting guard James Harden was told by a fan that he is "the worst flopper in the NBA." Harden didn't take kindly to that comment and he let the heckler know about it.
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As the Rockets headed to the locker room at the end of the second quarter, Nene pushed a Jazz fan for getting in Harden's face, and it appears to be the same dude who called Harden out for flopping as they emerged for the second half.
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According to ABC13, the fan who was talking trash to Harden last night is Jason Glad, a Utah Jazz fan who travelled to H-Town for both Games 1 & 2. Utah got blown out in the first game but bounced back last night behind a career-game from Joe Ingles and another solid performance by rookie sensation Donovan Mitchell.
Harden, who clearly does not want to be told he is a flopper, finished with a game-high 32 points to go along with 11 assists and six rebounds in the 116-108 Game 2 loss. The series, tied up at 1-1, now shifts to Salt Lake City for Games 3 & 4. Harden can expect some flopper chants from the Jazz faithful.
Game 3 is scheduled to tip off tomorrow night at 10:30pm ET, airing on ESPN.