76ers’ Nurse knew ‘chances were pretty low’ he’d coach Harden

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During a tense offseason surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers and James Harden, recently hired head coach Nick Nurse was skeptical he'd get to work with the now Los Angeles Clippers point guard. "I thought the chances were pretty low," Nurse told reporters, including the Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey, "It kind of went (up and down) a little bit. Once he opted in, I said, 'Oh, OK, I'm going to get to coach him,' and then stuff happened." Harden began the summer by accepting his $35.6-million player option for the 2023-24 campaign, but he requested a trade soon after. His frustration about...