LeBron James

Philadelphia has always had an instinctive affinity with athletes who embrace the grind over the glamour

NBA superstar LeBron James delivered a solid first half in his first preseason game for Philadelphia, but the new-look 76ers fell 114-108 to the Nets in Brooklyn

Embiid will surely be asked to comment on the rumored controversy in the coming days

The NBA star signed a multiyear trading card deal with Fanatics in January 2024 before agreeing to a two-year contract with the Sixers in July

The 32-year-old center has played just 96 games over the last three seasons

The helicopter noises are usually reserved for when billionaire team owner Josh Harris lands at the complex for the NBA draft or a major news conference

A little after noon on a dreary Monday morning, kids wearing school uniforms spilled onto the playground in downtown Camden

After playing eight seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers, NBA superstar LeBron James chose to part ways with the team and enter free agency for the fourth time in his career

He also joined a team which already featured three All-Stars in the starting lineup with Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and Jaylen Brown, the latter of whom they acquired via trade with the Boston Celtics

Among those is his lucrative sports apparel brand featuring his logo and name, as well as endorsement deals with Coca-Cola, AT&T, McDonald's, Beats by Dre, and Dunkin' Donuts

Brown and James join an already-talented roster featuring Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe — making the 76ers one of the leading favorites to win the Eastern Conference

At 41 years old and coming off a career that has spanned more than two decades, James remained one of the most coveted free agents in the league, and his eventual choice — the Philadelphia 76ers — became one of the defining storylines of the 2026 offseason

On the first question, betting markets have responded decisively to James' arrival

The event will feature both amateurs and professionals from the tour's Pathway to Progression Pro-Bound Five program

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic drew widespread attention over the weekend after photos and video from an unofficial team minicamp in his native Slovenia showed him sporting a noticeably slimmer physique, fueling renewed discussion about his conditioning ahead of a season in which he will serve as the franchise's undisputed leader for the first time

The moment marked the first public comment from Bronny since LeBron officially confirmed his decision to leave the Lakers after eight seasons with the franchise

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James' video features former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates from the 2016 roster, including JR Smith, Richard Jefferson, and Channing Frye, during a 10-year reunion trip to play golf in Scotland

Less than a month later, the Lakers themselves changed hands, with former Disney chief executive Bob Iger and venture capitalist Josh Kushner purchasing the team from Mark Walter for $12.5 billion, a figure that smashed the previous North American professional sports franchise record Walter himself had set just one year earlier when he bought the Lakers from the Buss family for approximately $10 billion

Dillon Brooks is already eyeing some of the Phoenix Suns' games, including those against one of his rivals, LeBron James

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As Rory McIlroy prepares to play in the PGA Tour's playoffs he's facing a potential punishment for not reaching the minimum requirement for players on the tour

The game at Madison Square Garden will be part of a tripleheader, when the Knicks raise a banner to celebrate their first championship since 1973 and James then kicks off his tenure at the final stop of his career

Brunson, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, underwent surgery on his left wrist on July 7 to repair a nagging tendon issue he played through during New York's championship run, a procedure that sources told ESPN carried an expected recovery window that would have him back for basketball activity later in the summer

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Every summer, the NBA produces a shiny new superteam that sends fans racing to sportsbook apps and television executives scrambling to rewrite schedules

Love and James spent four seasons together with the Cavaliers, from 2014 through 2018, reaching the NBA Finals in each of those years and capturing the franchise's first championship together in 2016

The James Harden situation isn't going away for the Cleveland Cavaliers

James reposted one of the images to his own Instagram account, adding the caption "Trust The Process!", a nod to the longtime nickname Embiid adopted during Philadelphia's rebuilding era under former team executive Sam Hinkie

This decision drew reactions from around the sporting world, including one from Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold

James confirmed the move on social media, describing it as his "last decision" after seriously weighing retirement following the end of his 23rd season

Klay Thompson may have taken exception to his former teammate, Kevin Durant, bringing him up in his comments about the championship-winning Golden State Warriors dynasty

And by doing so, they created what might be one of the most overpowered starting lineups in NBA history

Speaking at a USA Basketball Foundation charity event in Ladera Ranch, California, Durant evoked his two Golden State Warriors title teams, which also featured Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, when discussing the scoring potential of Philadelphia's newly assembled core of James, Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey

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The two sides have been working through a new multiyear deal since, with Harden reportedly willing to spread the money across three seasons to lower his annual number

NBA superstar LeBron James and ESPN are reportedly finalizing a deal for a comprehensive documentary that will chronicle his anticipated final chapter with the Philadelphia 76ers

This move allows Philadelphia to stay under the first and second luxury tax apron after signing free agents LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

LeBron James has spent more than two decades becoming not just one of the greatest basketball players of all time, but also one of the most marketable athletes in sports

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On Tuesday, he and the Warriors reached a deal for him to return on a one-year $27.7 million contract

The comments came after James signed a two-year, $8 million contract to join the Sixers, with Paul invoking Bryant's name while discussing the move on his "Game Over" podcast

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As part of a youth-focused rebuild, the Lakers signed forward Sandro Mamukelashvili and guards Matisse Thybulle, Collin Sexton and Quentin Grimes

The Eastern Conference's Philadelphia 76ers landed LeBron James in free agency, with the big announcement arriving on Friday to surprise everyone around the league and planet