{"id":7617,"date":"2026-10-09T08:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7617"},"modified":"2026-10-09T08:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:58:45","slug":"lebron-james-stars-in-nba-preseason-debut-but-nets-defeat-76ers-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7617","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James stars in NBA preseason debut but Nets defeat 76ers | Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All-time leading scorer LeBron James makes 76ers debut following LA Lakers switch in NBA preseason, but Nets claim win.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 9 Oct 2026<\/span>9 Oct 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

James, the NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer, announced in July<\/a> that he had signed a two-year, $8m deal with the 76ers, ending weeks of speculation over where the four-time NBA champion would land as a free agent after eight seasons and one title with the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n

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The 41-year-old superstar, entering a record-extending 24th NBA season, won two titles with Miami, another with Cleveland and a fourth with the Lakers, and is aiming to help the Sixers win their first title since Julius Erving led the club to the crown 43 years ago.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s game marked his first chance to line up alongside new teammates Joel Embiid, VJ Edgecombe, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown \u2013 a new arrival from the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt a little different,\u201d James said. \u201cObviously, just wearing a new uniform, but the game is the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still trying to put each other in a position to be successful and complement each other the best way we can out on the floor,\u201d he added. \u201cBut it\u2019s going to take some time. Tonight was a good sample size for us to build on.\u201d<\/p>\n

James scored 10 points, connecting on his lone shot from the floor and making all eight of his free-throw attempts. He added four rebounds, five assists and a steal in 18:04 minutes in the first half.<\/p>\n

Brown led all scorers with 18 points. Julius Randle had 14 for the Nets, who outscored the Sixers 37-23 in the third quarter to take control.<\/p>\n

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But all eyes were on James, starting with his first signature pre-game chalk-toss in a 76ers uniform.<\/p>\n

James smoothly directed the Sixers\u2019 offence in his time on the floor, making all five of his assists in the first quarter and combining effectively with Maxey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there was some really good things happening, you know, right off the bat,\u201d 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after seeing his starters together for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cA bunch of back cuts and good passing, etc, there were segments where obviously we turned the ball over a lot \u2026 just the little clunky segments, too. But, again, it\u2019s preseason, first time they\u2019re together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you look at it as what\u2019s good and what are the learning experiences, things that we can improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 76ers have two more preseason games, both against Boston, before opening the NBA regular season against the defending champion New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on October 20.<\/p>\n

James\u2019s arrival has already found the 76ers battling outside \u201cnoise\u201d.<\/p>\n

James took to Instagram to refute a report from a play-by-play announcer during the team\u2019s first preseason game on Monday that James had admonished Embiid for being late to a practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe ain\u2019t been late, so stop the lie,\u201d James posted.<\/p>\n

James had acknowledged at the team\u2019s media day last month that such outside hubbub around the 76ers would be \u201cdoubled, tripled and quadrupled now that I\u2019m here\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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