Stephen Jackson on LeBron James signing with Sixers: I was one of those guys that thought he would go somewhere he was familiar to, even go to Cleveland. I thought for me that made the most sense because all the talk you hear about the GOATs and him comparing him to Jordan and Kobe, for me, if he was thinking about it, which he probably never did, but Cleveland was the only thing that made sense for me to keep him in that conversation, because you go back home, you bring another championship there with the team they have there, I think that's bigger than winning the championship with any other team that's already built to win the championship. You’re the best player in the league as you say. So going to a team that's already championship ready,
that's not what I would look at as the best player in the league challenging himself. You know what I'm saying? He's done it before and he has the right to make his own decision, just like I have the right to my opinion. I don't think that was a best-player-in-the-league move of what a guy that I respect as being the best player in the league would do.
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Kevin Durant on LeBron James joining 76ers: He understands how to put a winning basketball team together. He’s been in the league for 24 years. He should know how to understand how to do that. And then he knows how to put himself in position to be successful. And I feel like for him to take a minimum says a lot about his mindset and how he’s going to come into the team. And they need a connector of guys that kind of somebody that understands like, all right, everybody’s not going to average 25 points on this team. But it’s going to be nights you going to be the man. It’s going to be nights where you got to be the second guy, but it’s going to be moving parts throughout the whole season. Everybody’s role is going to change. And I think LeBron understands that. — 8/27/2026 YouTube
“I think it’s fantastic for the city,” Brown said over the phone Tuesday night, as he drove with his family to Ventnor, NJ, for some shore time. “I think it’s an endorsement to the players and Nick (Nurse) that LeBron chose them. There’s a lot of great things to be admitted with LeBron’s decision to come to Philadelphia, and Jaylen (Brown)’s trade. It’s real. They’ve got a team that is as good as anybody in the league. We’re always relying on health and luck and all that, but shoot, to start with, they put that group on the floor …” — 8/27/2026 LibertyBallers.com
His voice trailed off. “And you know what?” Brett Brown said. “Down deep, I’m really happy for Joel. It’s an opportunity, maybe the last, that he can do what I know down deep he wants to do – and that’s to be remembered as a champion. There’s a side of me that thinks like that as it relates to my old days with Philadelphia, and Joel especially.” — 8/26/2026 LibertyBallers.com
That was none other than LeBron James. Brett Brown and Co. whiffed on that score, as James, having declined his player option at the end of his second go-round with his hometown Cavaliers, opted to sign a free-agent contract with the Lakers. But now, all these years later, LeBron is here. “I think it’s fantastic for the city,” Brown said over the phone Tuesday night, as he drove with his family to Ventnor, NJ, for some shore time. “I think it’s an endorsement to the players and Nick (Nurse) that LeBron chose them. There’s a lot of great things to be admitted with LeBron’s decision to come to Philadelphia, and Jaylen (Brown)’s trade. It’s real. They’ve got a team that is as good as anybody in the league. We’re always relying on health and luck and all that, but shoot, to start with, they put that group on the floor …” — 8/26/2026 LibertyBallers.com
NBA Courtside: Bob Myers says LeBron James chose the hardest path by joining the Sixers: “Now you say best chance to win. He goes back to Cleveland. He’s made man. He chose the only one reason. It’s to win. It wasn’t because I played there before. Or I grew up there. I want to play with my friend. It was because I want to win. So, I’m going to go where I want to go. It gives me the best chance to win.” — 8/26/2026 x.com
NBA star LeBron James and the PGA Tour are partnering to bring a golf event back to his hometown of Akron, Ohio, starting in 2027, his foundation announced Tuesday. The LeBron James Family Foundation Invitational, which will be played July 6-7 at the South Course at Firestone Country Club, will feature amateurs and pros from the tour's Pathway to Progression Pro-Bound Five program. — 8/25/2026 ESPN
LeBron James: Excited for this and what it will continue to do for my kids, families and community! ?????????? — 8/25/2026 x.com
The two-day event will include off-course mentorship programs that connect students in the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I PROMISE program with professional golfers who advanced through the PGA TOUR's Pathway to Progression Pro-Bound Five program. Additionally, competitions featuring amateurs as well as professionals from the Pro-Bound Five program will take place on Firestone Country Club’s South Course, adding another chapter to the PGA TOUR’s decades-long presence in Akron. — 8/25/2026 PGA Tour
The PGA TOUR and the LeBron James Family Foundation on Tuesday announced a new partnership, centered on a shared belief in the power of sports to create opportunity and transform lives. Through the inaugural LeBron James Family Foundation Invitational at Firestone Country Club, set for July 6-7, 2027, a series of integrated initiatives will combine professional golf with youth engagement and fundraising to create community impact in LeBron James' hometown of Akron, Ohio. — 8/25/2026 PGA Tour
“Both transactions were independently credit rated by a third party and the 2022 transaction was fully approved by NBA,” James’ spokesperson said, noting the athlete had no affiliation with Guggenheim, Sammons, North American Co. or Midland National beyond their participation in the transactions. — 8/25/2026 Bloomberg
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