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Report: Four men charged with robbing Moses Malone Jr., who says his James Harden diss provoked incident

Moses Malone Jr.

5 DEC 1998: Guard Moses Malone Jr. #3 of the Houston Cougars looks on during the game against the California Golden Bears at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Cal defeated Houston 87-72. Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule Jr. /Allsport

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Looking for an offseason story involving crime, social media, an all-time great’s namesake and a current star?

You’ve come to the right spot.

Moses Malone Jr. said friends of James Harden robbed him due to a Facebook post critical of Harden.

Kaitlin McCulley of KTRK:

The district attorney apparently found Malone’s claims credible.

TMZ:

TMZ Sports has learned ... the D.A. has charged 4 men for the June 25th incident -- in which Moses Malone Jr. says he was pulling up to V Live when he was rushed by a group of guys who threatened him over the Facebook post. Malone claims he was beaten down, someone snatched his $50k chain and at least one person in the group flashed a 9mm handgun.

Malone told cops one of the alleged assailants -- Darian Blount -- is a bouncer at V Live ... and Harden is a “prominent customer at the location.”

According to the criminal complaint, obtained by TMZ Sports, Malone told cops ... Blount said, “he had disrespected James Harden and that he need to be punished after that.”

Blount and the 3 other men have each been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.

Harden was not charged.