When Kevin Durant was ruled out of playing in the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, the NBA wanted James Harden to replace him. The league even reached out to Harden to make sure he would show up and play in the game.

Harden ignored the NBA for days. He was reportedly pouting after not being named an All-Star directly.

Ultimately, Adam Silver named Pascal Siakam as the injury replacement for Durant. The Philadelphia 76ers called attention to the initial snub of Harden, but declined to do more due to the way Harden handled the injury replacement situation.