James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers have stumbled out of the gate, falling short of expectations that the buzz surrounding their off-season and preseason signings generated. Despite the initial hype, their performance has been underwhelming, prompting Harden to offer a candid assessment of the team’s early matchups.

“We haven’t had any consistency, for real,” Harden remarked to the media after a Monday night loss to the Hawks. “We’ve had so many different lineups, so many guys in and out of the rotation. Guys are all over the place, some haven’t played in a long time, some are just being inserted into the rotation, and some are new here. It’s a lot to handle.”

The Clippers‘ preseason was marred by off-court distractions, with Kawhi Leonard reportedly entangled in a financial situat

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