James Harden is SAVAGED in brutal rant by former Mavs exec Brian Dameris… before Clippers lose third straight game since his trade: ‘You’re not the beard, you’re not the system, you’re the problem!’

Just before the start of the Los Angeles Clippers’ demoralizing loss to the Dallas Mavericks, an analyst for the Mavs went scorched earth in his analysis of James Harden.

Brian Dameris, a former Mavericks Director of Basketball Development and current Bally Sports Southwest analyst, cooked Harden over an open flame on the air as he ran through almost every single issue that the guard had up to this point in his career.

After saying that he asked producers to pipe the sound of this into the Clippers locker room, Dameris began: ‘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 [former Rockets GM and current Sixers GM] Daryl Morey believed in you. 

‘You wanted a certain coach, [the Houston Rockets] 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. 

Former Mavericks exec Brian Dameris roasted Clippers guard James Harden before a game

‘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. 

‘You want 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 see the bright lights of New York. I want to go there. 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 back with Daryl Morey.” They traded Ben Simmons for you—how did they pull that off? 

‘And you know what? You went there, and you got a partner [Joel Embiid] who got the MVP. He won the MVP, and what did you say afterwards? You said, “they didn’t hand me the reigns.” You’re the point guard! You were holding the reigns! 

‘And what did you do when you had the reigns? You scored 9 points in Game 7 against Boston, you blew a 3-2 series lead. So they fired their coach, not good enough. 

Harden (1) was criticized for constantly being unhappy and unsuccessful wherever he went

‘You broke up with the guy that believed in you again, you said “the bright lights of LA! That’s where I want to go! Let’s see if that works.” 

‘Listen James, have you ever had those friends who had bad roommates? Over and over they complained about their bad roommates: “this guy’s terrible,” “the bad roommate here,” 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 gonna go and point fingers at everybody else and then you’re gonna go back home and you’re gonna start swiping right for another team, and there’s not gonna be anyone left. 

‘Because James, you’re not the beard, you’re not the system, you’re the problem.’

Harden proved Dameris right Friday: putting up only six shots in 29 minutes in a 144-126 loss

Whether or not Harden heard Dameris’ words, his play on the court proved his assessment completely right.

Despite playing 29 minutes, James Harden only put up six shots all game – and making only three of them.

He finished with 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals – hitting all six free throws he took.

But the effort wasn’t enough to prevent an embarrassing loss to the Mavericks: a 144-126 defeat that sees the Clippers fall to 3-5. 

It’s the third straight loss LA has had since trading for Harden.