Khloe Kardashian’s ex brands their relationship the “worst” period of his life

Khloe Kardashian’s ex James Harden has slammed their relationship, saing he “didn’t get anything” out of it.

The NBA star dated the Keeping Up With the Kardashians beauty for eight months in 2015 – a year he’s now branded the “worst” period of his life – but has admitted he hated the unwanted attention he attracted because he was dating the reality TV star.

Without naming the reality star, he said: “I didn’t like all the attention. I feel like it was for no reason. I wasn’t getting anything out of it except my name out there and my face out there, and I don’t need that. It wasn’t uncomfortable, but it wasn’t me.”

James added to Sports Illustrated magazine : “I don’t need pictures of myself when I’m driving my car. Who cares? What shoes am I wearing? Who cares? Where am I eating? Who cares? It was unnecessary stuff that I think trickled down to my teammates. I had to eliminate that.”

The couple split up in early 2016 because the 27-year-old sportsman – who was also plagued with injury and his team the Houston Rockets were on a losing streak while he was dating Khloe – wanted to focus 100 per cent on his game.

He added to the publication: “I’m not worried about anything but hooping and that may be why I’m having this kind of success. I like knowing I’m not going to see myself [on the cover of tabloid magazines]. It feels good.”