i actually believe harden is all about a chip. that's why he was willing to come to brooklyn and share the limelight and the ball. we quickly forget he was a fuckin beast as facilitator earlier in the year when they got to all play together. harden has been willing to sacrifice.

but what he realized was....

his two compadres were not as committed to winning a chip as he was. he thought they were but he was wrong.

KD has explicitly said in past interviews that he aint all about chips. he's about happiness and growth. nothing to debate there. he said it himself.

Kyrie too has explicitly said that basketball aint his whole life as he has been willing to stay anti-vax and miss games and contribute to brooklyn losing by staying absent. kyrie aint all about the chip.

and you know what? kd and rie already got fuckin chips so they dgaf really.

harden thought they still were about the chip... but realized they not hungry. harden hungry. he know embiid hungry. he want to be with someone hungry.