LeBron James on Choosing the Philadelphia 76ers
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Why do Steve and LeBron open the episode with a tribute to Don Nelson?
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Man. Find the game. Find the game. Season four. Season four. Time flies quick. Philly, huh? We roll up? Of course we are. Uh you got me. You got me. You got me my judge like you just let me know. Just keep it going.
I actually like Philly though. Great city. I like Philly I
I spent a little bit of time there when I was younger. I actually played I actually played at the Palestra in high school. Yeah. My my senior year my senior year it was it was You know, growing up and being a like a historian and reading stories about the Palestra and obviously Wilt Chamberlain and all the things that he did there and how historical it was for us to go there my senior year being from Anchor and I was like, oh man, I'm like in a building with some of the greatest ever played. Uh so it just had an aura about it when I played it. It was it was fun. AI came to the game. Uh that was pretty cool. Uh to see uh Bubba Chuck at the game. So
what
do you remember about that game? What I remember about the game was that we was playing the number one player in Pennsylvania. Um, Maurice Rice. He had broke Wilt Chamberlain's single season scoring record. So I'm reading all this stuff about Wilt and the history of the game. And we're traveling to to Philadelphia. And they say, okay, well, you guys are going against a guy who's broken Wilt single season record. And I'm like, this guy Wilt averaged
Yeah. He averaged
sixty and forty. How what the hell was is this guy doing? So it was like, Oh, sh we better have our shoes tight and our we better be ready to go. Yeah, I rem I definitely remember and I remember walking into the in into that into that uh arena and just it just It felt like It felt like the Coliseum. Like like the gladiators like fought in this place. Like it was a old like feel feeling about it. So you can tell like the basketball gods and the basketball spirits was in there that night. Like it felt it felt right.
History was in the build. Yeah,
history was in the building. It felt right.
That's cool, man. Yeah, I always love asking you old questions like that. I can't believe how much you always remember about shit that's like a million years old. Yeah. Uh I felt right. Yeah, that's cool. I wish uh it's a shame. I mean we always gotta move on now, but uh those old those old buildings are the best. Yeah for a totally different reason. I don't know if you had to plane 'em every day, but this is always special.
Yeah. I always think about now, like not even out in the present, like You know, playing in the the new arena that Golden State has, like, compared to Oracle. Like I had so many battles in Oracle and Oracle felt like that too. Like it felt like everything was on top of you. Like it felt like that. Like Um, so it's always like, you know, going into the well, I think it's the Chase Arena now I believe, but is always feeling like a little different. Yeah. You know, going in there now. Yeah.
It's like a computer chip. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Exactly. Instead of a concrete circle. Exactly. Yeah. Um
before we get into Philly. Before we get into Philly. Before we get into Philly, I I definitely wanna bring up um obviously one of the greatest coaches ever played the game. Someone that you played for, someone that you admired and I want you to We all take a time, uh, for the late great Don Nelson.
Yeah.
Yeah. And uh just give us you know, give us, give me, you know, us, you know, the perspective obviously you play with him, being around him. You know, what did he meant for you?
Nelly means the world to me. Uh So for those who didn't get to spend a lot of time with Nellie, he's he's one of a kind. Larger than life, big personality, can walk into any room and own it. Um, free spirit. But also basketball mind and genius. I mean, the effect he had on the game, played in the league, obviously won championships, hit a game winning shot in the finals, I think, at the forum, if I'm not mistaken. Hit the back room, bounced way up in the air, went in, coached at a at a you know, an elite elite level, w one of the all time leaders and wins. Uh was on the rules committee, always out in front of where's the game going, what are we doing, how can we affect and make the game better.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why do Steve and LeBron open the episode with a tribute to Don Nelson?
0:00–6:20
2
How did LeBron’s childhood experiences in Philadelphia shape his decision to join the 76ers?
6:20–13:23
3
What step‑by‑step process did LeBron use to decide to leave the Lakers for Philly?
13:23–19:07
4
Why is LeBron excited about playing with Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and the rest of the roster?
19:07–25:09
5
How does LeBron reflect on his championship run with the 2020 Lakers and its impact on his career?
25:09–31:48
6
What are LeBron’s thoughts on the health challenges facing Joel Embiid and the team’s chances?
31:48–38:50
7
How do Steve and LeBron define a “superteam” and why does it matter for Philadelphia?
38:50–44:04
8
What cultural and leadership principles do LeBron and Steve plan to instill in the 76ers locker room?
44:04–49:57