The more options you give the legal system to point to something not being right, the more chances you give it to get it thrown out. A right to a speedy trial is at the top of the list right now. I wonder if a double jeopardy argued might also come up.
We are all here on a message board where this type of stuff has happened for years. I think we all know that there is a fair chance it might be made up. This is a surprise to exactly no one. its the off season. This happens.
I have zero inside info, but it would't shock me at all if the Sox connection to rumors is more for good press to push the TLR stuff out of the headlines, than actual fire with the Sox spending a lot this winter.
Again, why are we pretending that this is a new thing for Tony? These accusations have followed him for decades, so this isn't anything to do with RIGHT NOW.
I could be wrong, but I feel like Harden is never going to be the guy who wins you a title as your biggest star. Maybe in a place like Brooklyn with other stars, but he just doesn't seem conducive to winning it all.