TAKEOVER, Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates the victory against the Clippers.
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'I still want to compete, to win, and to have a chance at the feeling of winning another championship,' says LeBron James as he teams up with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Jaylen Brown in a stacked 76ers crew
LeBron James has decided to join the Philadelphia 76ers for the final chapter of his NBA career, he said on Friday, July 24, forgoing bigger paydays for one more shot at a championship with a franchise that has not won a title in 43 years.
The league’s all-time leading scorer, who had the basketball world on tenterhooks for weeks awaiting his decision on what team he would join for his record-extending 24th NBA season, delivered the news in a series of social media posts.
