“Is the man r**arded?” – NBA analyst goes TOO FAR in criticizing James Harden, asks if Clippers star is ‘developmentally disabled’

An NBA analyst faced backlash for going too far in his criticism of James Harden on live TV by using an inappropriate term.

“Is the man r**arded?” – NBA analyst goes TOO FAR in criticizing James Harden, asks if Clippers star is ‘developmentally disabled’

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James Harden was finally traded to the Los Angeles Clippers from the Philadelphia 76ers after months of drama between the 76ers and Harden. The move set the basketball world abuzz with opinions and sports analyst Chris Broussard was one of them. He made a controversial statement which got him under a lot of scrutiny.

During a recent episode of First Things First on FS1 Broussard was discussing the James Harden move to the Clippers with his co-hosts Nick Wright and Kevin Wildes. In the midst of the discussion, Broussard used the R-word to describe Harden, he quickly backed away from the comment and apologized for the comment.

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Broussard said:

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Is the man r**arded? Let me apologize for using that word. My first cousin, he died a few months ago, and he was developmentally disabled, so I didn't mean to use that word. I apologize to the audience at home.

This isn’t the first time Broussard has been in controversy about something he said on live television. Previously he got into controversy after using the N-word for discussing Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks back in May,2023.

Details of James Harden’s trade to the Los Angeles Clippers

James Harden finally got his wish to get traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers. After months of waiting for a return that would improve the team, the 76ers front office gave up and traded away Harden for some expiring contracts and draft compensation.

NBA fans react to James Harden getting traded to the Los Angeles Clippers 
James Harden (via Shams on X)

The Clippers gave up Marcus Morris, KJ Martin, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, a 2024 and 2029 second-round picks, a 2027 OKC protected first-round pick, which they got by sending a 2026 pick swap to the Thunder in the deal for James Harden, PJ Tucker and Filip Petrusev. This trade makes the Clippers serious title contenders and barely improves the 76ers but allows them to make a huge star trade with the new draft compensation.

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