{"id":6948,"date":"2026-07-24T16:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6948"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:06:09","slug":"lebron-james-is-heading-to-the-philadelphia-76ers-saying-it-will-be-his-last-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6948","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his \u2018last decision\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>James made the announcement on social media Friday, saying it will be his \u201clast decision\u201d and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6946\">Raleigh gas station on Hillsborough Street collapses after water floods on roof: Officials<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n<p>James wrote he was \u201cdone\u201d when his 23rd NBA season ended and that it was his last with the Los Angeles Lakers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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 this game,\u201d James wrote. \u201cI still truly love this game, and I have more to give.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6943\">Spain coach De la Fuente says Argentina\u2019s conduct after World Cup final was \u2018unacceptable\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old James is set to sign a modest $8-million, two-year contract with the Sixers, according to ESPN. He made nearly $53 million last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going for money. I\u2019m not going for family,\u201d James wrote. \u201cWhat am I really playing for at this point? 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James joins a 76ers team that has not won an NBA championship since 1983 and has not advanced out of the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs since 2001. He joins a team that should boast one of the top starting fives in the NBA with fellow All-Stars Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown, acquired in a stunning offseason deal with the Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6941\">J\u00fcrgen Klopp starts Germany coach job with talk of resigning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/nba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. 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