James Harden Crossed out Wesley Johnson
The Funniest Reactions to James Harden's Epic Ankle Breaking Crossover
James Harden pulled off the crossover of the year
On Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets defeated the LA Clippers 105-92 at the Staples Center. It was the second time this year the two teams played. Their first meeting was full of tension; after the gameJames Harden and some of his teammates tried to muscle their way into the Clippers locker room. It made for one of the wildest NBA nights in recent memory.
Well last night was even wilder. And it was because James Harden had a moment.
Late in the first quarter, Harden pulled off one of the nastiest crossovers you'll ever see on poor Clippers guard Wesley Johnson.
Have you seen it? If you havent, here it is:
Wesley Johnson has to go into a witness protection program. And James Harden must be brought up on charges for snatching this mans soul. pic.twitter.com/7pM82he8kC
Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) March 1, 2018
Absolutely disgusting. Harden completely broke Johnson's ankles, stared at him, and then hit the shot. It's not even fair.
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As soon as the moment happened, the Twitter reactions came in. And they were fierce. Here was some of the best reactions from last night:
None— BobaFont (@BobaFont) 1519917045
\u201cWesley Johnson to his teammates, after James Harden crossed him into next century\u201d— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) 1519877666
\u201c@HoustonRockets James Harden looked at Wesley Johnson like\u201d— Scam Likely (@Scam Likely) 1519877751
\u201c\u201cAnd now Harden will take the strenf of Wesley Johnson\u2019s ankles eweh!\u201d\u201d— Josiah Johnson (@Josiah Johnson) 1519878699
\u201cThis what Wesley Johnson seen when he looked up at harden\u201d— Trill Withers (@Trill Withers) 1519925080
\u201c@World_Wide_Wob Wesley Johnson after the game\u201d— THE Monday Morning Quarterblack (@THE Monday Morning Quarterblack) 1519877319
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The crossover wasnt just buzzing on social media. On Thursday, various NBA players were talking about the crossover. When LeBron James was asked about the move, he said it was "one of those moves you dream of:"
\u201cLeBron on last night's crossover from Harden: "one of those moves you dream about."\u201d— NBA on ESPN (@NBA on ESPN) 1519929537
When Philadelphia Sixers star Joel Embiid was asked, he called it "disrespectful:"
\u201cJoel Embiid\u2019s word choice to describe James Harden\u2019s crossover/step back/stare down on Wes Johnson? \u201cDisrespectful\u201d\u201d— Dave McMenamin (@Dave McMenamin) 1519935737
James Harden also talked about the move, laughing about the whole ordeal:
\u201cJames Harden had to laugh before he even responded \ud83d\ude02\u201d— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) 1519885382
Poor Wesley Johnson.
