Dylan Harper wants to make it clear that he has no problems with his vet.
The San Antonio Spurs guard Harper spoke this week in an interview to NBA reporter Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson. During the interview, Harper addressed the rumors of a supposed beef between him and his Spurs teammate De’Aaron Fox.
“What’s understood doesn’t need to be explained,” Harper said. “Fox basically took me under his wing my whole first year and helped me and allowed me to grow in this space.
“Me and him never had a problem,” continued Harper of Fox. “I’ve never seen a problem playing with two to three ball-handlers on the floor [at once]. Everyone last year said that it was not going to work… but I think we exceeded expectations a lot … We’re all super close. That’s kind of my uncle. He teaches me things that I don’t think anyone else in his position could teach me.”
Harper, 20, was a rookie last season for the Spurs and was playing off the bench behind both Fox, 28, and Stephon Castle, 21. But San Antonio ended up making it all the way to the Finals, thanks in part to the big contribution that Harper made as a sixth man (averaging 14.1 points per game during the playoffs overall and 18.0 points per game during the Finals).
Conversely, Fox had an extremely shoddy postseason showing (including one all-time blunder). At one point during the playoffs, Harper caused a stir by reposting content about how poorly Fox had been playing.
Harper was also later revealed to be frustrated with San Antonio over his role and was even reported to be angling for a starting spot next year. While the two-time All-Star Fox is Harper’s direct competitor for minutes right now, Harper is insisting that there are no issues between the two.
