LeBron James wound up picking Philadelphia, and no billboards were required. Back in February 2018, a businessman named Asher Raphael arranged for three billboards to be placed a few miles outside of Cleveland in a lighthearted effort to woo James to the Philadelphia 76ers. James decided later that...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James and Bryce Harper spent their careers on a parallel path toward stardom. They were teenage phenoms who graced the cover of Sports Illustrated (back when magazines were cool) and both prodigies were No. 1 overall draft picks straight out of high school. When Harper...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The social media pitch to bring LeBron James to Philadelphia was an almost naive one from Joel Embiid. “ @KingJames hey bro hope you’re having a good day...... Want to join us in philly?? Peace," Embiid wrote. His recruitment skills were on point and James — the...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James’ first “final” decision was that he would retire. Weeks of deep reflection led him to change his mind, however, with all the familiar options in front of him to extend his career; a third trip with Cleveland, a second stop in Miami, maybe even stay in...
NEW YORK (AP) — If LeBron James knows where he will play this coming season, he 's still not saying. The NBA 's career scoring king and current free agent spoke publicly for the first time in weeks Thursday afternoon, July 16, indicating that a decision is close — though stopping...
LeBron James will not be back with the Los Angeles Lakers and plans to play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere, a person with knowledge of those plans confirmed Tuesday, June 30. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because James had not revealed that...
EL SEGUNDO, California (AP) — Austin Reaves is re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year contract worth $185 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday, June 24. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal is not yet official...
And just like that, it 's next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks will be feted with a championship parade through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday after a postseason in which they successfully rallied from six double-digit deficits to win games in the playoffs, including all four of...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If LeBron James wants to keep playing professional basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers want it to be with them. General manager Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick affirmed their desire to keep James in a Lakers uniform on Tuesday, May 12. James ' eighth season with the club...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James says he has no idea whether his 24-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers ' season-ending playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, May 11, was the final game of his NBA career. The top scorer in league history stuck to the strategy he...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — From a strictly basketball standpoint, this young version of the Thunder truly arrived last season when they won Oklahoma City 's first NBA title. From a visibility point of view, the Thunder are preparing for perhaps their biggest stage yet — a Western Conference...
HOUSTON (AP) — LeBron James had 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Friday night, May 1, by holding the Rockets to a season low in points. The No. 4 seed Lakers move on to meet the top-seeded...
