Trouble in the Alamo City?
San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper reposted a video bashing teammate De’Aaron Fox for his Game 1 performance in the NBA Finals against the Knicks.
“De’Aaron Fox seen honoring playoff James Harden after shooting one of his statline,” the TikTok said.
The video, reposted by multiple accounts on X, references Harden’s May 7 game against the Pistons.
The Cavaliers guard had 10 points, shooting 23% from the field and 0-for-4 from 3-point range in a loss that put the Cavaliers in an 0-2 hole in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Cleveland would rally to win the series in seven games before getting swept by the Knicks.
Fox finished Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Knicks with similar stats to Harden’s in that game.
Harper, who has over 593,000 followers on TikTok, has since taken down the repost.
Fox and Harper have played in similar roles for the Spurs this season, with the veteran slightly edging Harper in minutes.
In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the former Scarlet Knight played extremely well with 16 points, eight rebounds and a steal.
Harper finished the season ninth among rookies in points per game, with the eight ahead of him all averaging at least two more minutes.
Despite that, when the Spurs needed offense most, coach Mitch Johnson used Harper for only 3:33 in the fourth quarter, preferring the more experienced Fox.
The former Sacramento King played 10:57 in the final quarter, failing to score.
“Dylan [Harper] did not finish the game by nothing he did or did not do,” Johnson said on Thursday. “It was a decision I made.
“I understand that there would be logic in having Dylan in that group. I thought that group that was out there did some things during that stretch, and that’s what I rolled with.”
The Spurs led by as much as 13 in the third quarter, but fell to the Knicks after scoring just 40 points in the final two stanzas.
The Knicks won the game 105-95, thanks to an 11-0 run in the final two minutes.
