{"id":16071,"date":"2026-07-24T21:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16071"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:10:50","slug":"lebron-james-signs-with-the-philadelphia-76ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16071","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Signs With the Philadelphia 76ers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5745282\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5745282\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5745282\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lebron-1200x799.jpeg\" alt=\"Lebron James \" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lebron-1200x799.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lebron-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lebron-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lebron-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lebron-1536x1022.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lebron-2048x1363.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5745282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Anthony Behar\/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>LeBron James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/sports\/nba-team-stuns-fans-by-mistakenly-posting-a-youtube-video-about-signing-lebron-james\/\">is signing<\/a> with the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>The two-year, $8 million deal, James\u2019s agent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2080678932563497401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told ESPN<\/a>, comes after weeks of speculation about where James would end up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeBron James, the NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer, announced Friday, July 24 on social media that he has agreed to a contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, ending his eight-season run with the Lakers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/76ers\/2026\/07\/24\/lebron-james-joins-sixers-maxey-embiid-brown\/90766501007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today reported<\/a>. \u201cThis becomes the fourth different franchise for James, marking the first time he will play under a new uniform since the start of the 2018 season. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>James posted to social media Friday:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I thought I was done when the season ended. I wasn\u2019t ready to announce it, and I knew I needed some time to really decide, but I was pretty sure I played my last game. I was honest at that last press conference when I said I needed to look at myself and deicide [sic] if I still love this game. I still truly love this game, and I have more to give.<\/p>\n<p>The last few weeks have really been special. I\u2019ve never been able to have no clue what to do and take real time to just think. I\u2019ve had an incredible few months with all the people I love trying to figure it all out. This is my last decision. I\u2019m not going for money. I\u2019m not going for family. What am I really playing for at this point?<\/p>\n<p>I still want to sacrifice. I still want to work. I still want to grind. I still want to compete, to win and to have a chance at the feeling of winning another championship.<\/p>\n<p>I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energize a new fan base and start this incredible journey one last time.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you LA. Miami I\u2019ll forever love and Northeast Ohio will always home!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"3e2bde6fc6b4ada11a183f32b60201a6\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u00a0thought I was done when the season ended. I wasn&#8217;t ready to announce it, and I knew I needed some time to really decide, but I was pretty sure I played my last game. I was honest at that last press conference when I said I needed to look at myself and deicide if I still love<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KingJames\/status\/2080677086386430018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story and has been updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Anthony Behar\/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers. 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