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LeBron James joining the Philadelphia 76ers caused a shift in the hierarchy of the Eastern Conference, but there’s reason to think the newly built 76ers won’t hit the ground running in the regular season. While the 76ers are third or fourth in the odds to win the NBA Finals next year, depending on the sportsbook,…

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PHILADELPHIA — Before Philadelphia Eagles DT Jordan Davis spoke to reporters at the team’s training camp practice Wednesday, he asked: “How do we feel about LeBron?” The newest Philadelphia 76er is a topic throughout the sports world, including the Eagles locker room. LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and four-time NBA champion, agreed to…

Luka Dončić invited his Los Angeles Lakers teammates to his home country of Slovenia for a minicamp in August and offered to pay for their intercontinental travel, according to a league source who was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Dončić, who didn’t participate in the Lakers’ veteran camp in Las…

The broadcast homes of the New York Knicks and Yankees and five other area pro sports teams will stream their games exclusively at a new location. MSG Networks and YES Network announced that starting with this upcoming NBA and NHL season, they will stream the Yankees, Knicks, Rangers, Nets, Devils, Islanders and Sabres games on…

Nothing beats finding a bargain. Doing so in the sports collectibles world these days, with more attention and money pouring into the industry than ever before, makes unearthing a deal particularly thrilling. And lucrative. Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old professional thrifter from Portland, Ore., spotted a Los Angeles Lakers warmup jacket bearing Wilt Chamberlain’s name on…

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown do harbor some level of animosity toward each other now, that is truly a shame. For so long, they were a shining example of how much an NBA superstar duo could survive together. They were proof that not every team should make wholesale changes at the first sign of…

This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. It’s the summer of 2011. Blake Drazner is about to go to eighth-grade football practice on a brutally hot Chicago day when he notices one of his classmates walking down the block with a…

Draymond Green agreed to re-sign with the Golden State Warriors on a one-year deal worth $27.7 million and will return to the organization for his 15th season, according to a league source who spoke on condition of anonymity so they could speak candidly about a deal that has not been announced. Green, 36, averaged 8.4…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Today, Manu Ginóbili turns 49 years old. He’s one of my favorite players of all time and could have been a superstar, but decided to sacrifice for the greater good of the Spurs. He has some…