Like the rest of the starters, he played only in the first half

LeBron James is already getting his first taste of life with the Philadelphia 76ers. The four-time NBA champion took part in the Blue-White Game, the team’s intrasquad scrimmage held in front of around 10,000 fans at Xfinity Mobile Arena, offering an early glimpse of what the Sixers’ new-look team could become in the 2026-27 season.

James emphasized the importance of taking what the team had worked on during the first week of training camp and transferring it to the court: “To be able to take what we’ve done on the practice floor, bring it to a game floor situation around our fans, it was a great first step in the direction we’re trying to go.”

The veteran also showed an early connection with Joel Embiid, finding the center for a three-pointer in transition. James then spoke about Embiid’s physical condition, highlighting his progress compared to their time together with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“The difference between ’24 and now, he’s just so much more healthy. He hasn’t missed a practice. He’s been in damn near everything that we’ve done. Pretty much. They’ve had to sit him out at times, even when he wanted to keep going. So it’s been good. Actually, great,” James said.

Source: https://sportando.basketball/en/lebron-james-first-impressions-with-the-sixers-it-was-a-great-first-step/

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Who do y’all think was the best? Tarris was definitely the most into it along with Carter.

Wagler was 2/14 (14.3%) from the field up until that shot (not 2/13 as the announcer said).

The Warriors turn the ball over, Cam Christie hits two clutch free throws, and the Clippers win!

If every NBA team scrapped its current name and renamed itself after the food its city is best known for, this is what we'd get:

Atlantic Division

• Boston Cream Pies: It was invented in Boston. It is also very clearly a cake and not a pie!
• Brooklyn Pizza: There are about 400 different New York foods I could have used, so Brooklyn gets pizza.
• New York Bagels: The Knicks get bagels.
• Philadelphia Cheesesteaks: This one is easy.
• Toronto Peameal Bacon Sandwiches: Toronto's signature sandwich.

Central Division

• Chicago Deep Dishes: Easy.
• Cleveland Polish Boys: Kielbasa, fries, coleslaw and barbecue sauce all on one sandwich...
• Detroit Square Pizzas: Detroit invented a shape, good job.
• Indiana Pork Tenderloins: Another easy one.
• Milwaukee Cheese Curds: I don't think I need to explain this.

Southeast Division

• Atlanta Lemon Pepper Wings: Specifically lemon pepper. Whether they should be wet is a discussion I'm not qualified to moderate.
• Charlotte Bojangles: Named after the famous chicken chain. https://www.wbtv.com/2026/06/30/lebron-james-loves-bojangles-could-it-be-enough-lure-him-charlotte-hornets/
• Miami Cuban Sandwiches: Miami has stone crab, croquetas and a million other options, but the Cuban sandwich wins.
• Orlando Key Lime Pie: Not really from just Orlando, but still.
• Washington Half-Smokes: No wonder they haven't won 50 games since 1978.

Northwest Division

• Denver Green Chile: Denver puts green chile on basically everything it can get away with. Including breakfast.
• Minnesota Jucy Lucys: A burger with the cheese inside the meat instead of on top.
• Oklahoma City Onion Burgers: A classic regional favorite.
• Portland Marionberry Pies: Oregon's state pie uses a berry developed in Oregon.
• Utah Funeral Potatoes: Possibly the least threatening team name ever created.

Pacific Division

• Golden State Sourdoughs: San Francisco sourdough. Imagine Draymond Green getting ejected while wearing a loaf of bread on his jersey.
• Los Angeles Lakers French Dips: The Lakers get the old-school LA food.
• LA Clippers Street Tacos: The Clippers get tacos.
• Phoenix Sonoran Hot Dogs: Bacon-wrapped hot dog with beans, onions, tomatoes and a pile of toppings.
• Sacramento Tomatoes: Sacramento is America's Farm-to-Fork Capital and historically has enough tomato credentials to have been nicknamed the Big Tomato. The Sacramento Tomatoes genuinely sounds like a 1948 BAA team.

Southwest Division

• Dallas Tex-Mex: A legendary culinary staple.
• Houston Viet-Cajun Crawfish: This division is already unfair.
• Memphis Dry-Rub Ribs: Memphis barbecue.
• New Orleans Po-Boys: Gumbo and beignets were sitting right there too. Po-Boys has a ring to it though.
• San Antonio Puffy Tacos: One of my favorite names.

Yuki Kawamura is happy to see that.

He isn't shooting well tonight. 2/11 from the field and 1/9 from 3, so far.

No tech on the clapping :)

Let's suppose 5 shooting guards faced off against 5 centers. Assume the following criteria:

• Both teams have average-level players of their respective positions.
• Both teams draft 5 different players of their position.
• If a player is both classified as both a shooting guard and center as their primary/secondary positions, they may play for either team.
• Both teams are have sizes that are relative to the averages for either positions.
• Games will be 4 quarters. Subs will be extra copies of that player.

So which team is more likely to win? Shooting Guards? Or Centers?

He played only in the first half, and he had great dimes in this game.