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When LeBron James finally chose the Philadelphia 76ers last week, perhaps no one outside of Philadelphia was happier than the NBA’s scheduling team. Just as the teams waited on the NBA legend to make his last decision, so did the league office. As NBA commissioner Adam Silver pointed out earlier this month, on Day 16…

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Alex here, filling in again as Chris takes a break. Inside: 📈 A rejuvenated conference 😬 UNC football GM on leave 💔 A tragic story in the NFL Geography: Just how back is the NBA’s…

Now that the Denver Nuggets have matched the Oklahoma City Thunder’s offer sheet for restricted free-agent forward Spencer Jones, the attention turns to Denver’s 23-year-old dynamic forward, Peyton Watson. The Nuggets have offered Watson, a restricted free agent, $70 million over five seasons, according to league sources who spoke to The Athletic on condition of…

An olive branch offered by the City of Portland to the Trail Blazers has been rejected by the team as the two sides remain far apart in arena lease negotiations. On Friday, Portland City Council president Jamie Dunphy sent a letter to Blazers president of business operations Dewayne Hankins, inviting him to attend a work…

With NBA Summer League now in the rearview mirror, a promising 2026 NBA Draft class can officially begin eyeing the regular season. It’s a class loaded with talented prospects capable of becoming franchise centerpieces. Fans of summer-league play got to see the top-five picks — BYU’s AJ Dybantsa (Washington Wizards), Kansas’ Darryn Peterson (Utah Jazz),…

PHILADELPHIA — Within seconds of the basketball news of the summer breaking, my friend Stephen Piña — a lifelong Sixers fan — called my phone. I couldn’t answer. Like almost every other NBA journalist Friday morning, I was trying to gather details on LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers. Advertisement As I checked in…

This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. Zaza Pachulia played 16 years in the NBA with six teams. He is now a consultant for the Golden State Warriors. These are the three best leaders he played with. Steph Curry, Golden State…

Gary Gold was sitting courtside at Crypto.com Arena in February 2022 when he had an epiphany. The South African was taking a break from his duties as head coach of the United States men’s rugby union team. The Rugby World Cup was 18 months away, and the pressure of turning one of the sport’s sleeping…

LeBron James is officially a Philadelphia 76er. The NBA updated its transaction log Sunday with the news: “Philadelphia 76ers signed forward LeBron James to a Contract.” James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, announced Friday on social media that he had agreed to join the 76ers for the record 24th season of his storied career. The…

The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million deal with 31-year-old Croatian forward Mario Hezonja, a team source confirmed Sunday to The Athletic. The source spoke under the condition of anonymity to discuss a contract that had not been formally announced. {“endpoint”:”https://api-prd-nyt.theathletic.com/graphql”} The deal comes just days after LeBron James chose to sign…