Exclusive: NBA Legend’s Son Suing James Harden Over Strip Club Robbery & Beat Down Says Player Put A $20K Hit Out On Him
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 18: James Harden arrives to the NBA All-Star Game 2018 at Staples Center on February 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Moses Malone Jr. Says James Harden Wanted To “Teach Him A Lesson” Over Offensive Facebook Post
The son of an NBA veteran who is suing the Houston Rockets James Harden for orchestrating his robbery and beat down outside of a strip club says the player put a $20,000 hit out on him to ensure the assault occurred.
Moses Malone Jr. – son of basketball great Moses Malone – is suing Harden, the strip joint VLive, and its owner, Damon Cobbs, claiming the player was so angry about a Facebook post that Malone made about him, that he paid the club’s manager $20,000 to put a hit out on Malone and get his revenge, according to a new complaint filed earlier this month and was obtained by BOSSIP.
Malone contends that in June 2016, Harden became enraged when he learned that Malone criticized him online over the way he was running his Houston basketball camp.
Malone wrote: “Don’t he make WAY more $ then (sic) Donald Driver???? But, he charging 249$ & the inner city kids have NO CHANCE to go to his camp. Hollywood Harden #Fact.”
According to the complaint, after Malone made the post, he began receiving threatening texts from Harden’s friends, club employees and and one time even Harden himself.
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 17: NBA player James Harden of the Houston Rockets attends GQ Celebrates The 2018 All-Stars In Los Angeles at Nomad Hotel Los Angeles on February 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Malone said Harden’s associates eventually lured him to the club days later, where Malone said armed men were waiting outside. He said the club’s manager began yelling at him about the Facebook post before the armed men pistol-whipped him and stole several pieces of jewelry.
Malone said Harden was inside the club that night, and a witness saw Harden hi-fiving Malone’s attackers inside the club. The club DJ later took the mic and announced that Malone had been assaulted outside and “taught a lesson for making statements against Harden,” Malone’s court paper’s state.
Four men were later charged in connection to the beatdown.
Malone said he suffered bodily injury and mental anguish and is seeking at least $1 million in damages.
Harden had not responded to Malone’s amended complaint as of Tuesday.
