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Inside LeBron's first game in Philly -- more than two decades ago
Nearly 25 years ago, LeBron won over Philly for the first time inside one of the most iconic basketball arenas.

LeBron's fit, Maxey's heroics and Philly's 8-1 start
Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon canvass the league for early superteam intel.

Top Headlines
- Man arrested on stalking charges at LeBron's home in Los Angeles
- Doncic's 53-point explosion pushes scoring average past 40 as Lakers roll
- In Cleveland return, James finishes with just eight points in 76ers' loss
- Warriors' Porzingis to 'step away' from NBA to prioritize his health
- Young snags double-double in 'cool' return to Atlanta, but Wiz lose
Luka Doncic beats buzzer with ridiculous three-quarters-court heave in second quarter of Lakers' win


Throwing it down
Cooper Flagg rocks the rim with powerful dunk

Stephon Castle posterizes Dylan Cardwell with thunderous slam


Swift-Knicks saga
Tyler Kolek questions Taylor Swift's Knicks fandom

Is Swift a Knicks fan? The team settles the debate


NBA Scoreboard

Friday's moments
Young fans sitting courtside help Shai Gilgeous-Alexander up after foul

Jayson Tatum's 34-point, eight-rebound effort helps Celtics dominate Hornets


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'A Night in Vice City': Heat unveil jerseys for special GTA VI game promo


Where every team stands
Even Nikola Jokic might not be able to save these Nuggets

Updated Power Rankings: Summing up the starts for all 30 teams


Andscape
Jamahl Mosley has the New Orleans Pelicans believing

Overreactions: My four most wrong preseason takes (so far)

Top Headlines
- Man arrested on stalking charges at LeBron's home in Los Angeles
- Doncic's 53-point explosion pushes scoring average past 40 as Lakers roll
- In Cleveland return, James finishes with just eight points in 76ers' loss
- Warriors' Porzingis to 'step away' from NBA to prioritize his health
- Young snags double-double in 'cool' return to Atlanta, but Wiz lose
- Rivers: Giannis was playing games when trying to leave Bucks
- Cancelled? Knicks' Kolek, McBride call out Taylor Swift as 'performative' fan
- Lakers send little-used Bronny James to G League affiliate
- 📈 2027 draft rankings: Debuting the top 100 prospects
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