LeBron shrugs off Trump blast in home debut win for Philadelphia 76ers

Author: AFPPublished on: October 23, 2026Country: United States

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LeBron shrugs off Trump blast in home debut win for Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers erased a 29-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106 in LeBron James’s first home game since joining Philadelphia as a free agent. Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points, Joel Embiid added 24 and Jaylen Brown had 21, while James finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The comeback was the biggest of the play-by-play era and came hours after Donald Trump accused James of disrespecting the national anthem. James made no public response to Trump’s criticism, and called the win good while saying he did not want the team to be in that position often.

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