LeBron James Joins 76ers for Final NBA Season
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- LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer at age 41, announced he will join the Philadelphia 76ers next season for what he says will be his final year in the league
- The Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with James after eight years last month
- The Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Heat were also rumored to be in the running for James
- James said on X he believes he can help make the 76ers a championship team and 'energize a new fanbase and start this incredible journey one last time'
Why it matters: The 76ers land the NBA's all-time leading scorer for a championship push, while the Lakers close an eight-year chapter and four rival franchises — the Cavaliers, Warriors, Timberwolves and Heat — miss out on the sport's biggest free-agent decision.
