Eight years after billboards asked him to come to the 76ers, LeBron James chose Philadelphia
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Eight years after billboards asked him to come to the 76ers, LeBron James chose Philadelphia
TIM REYNOLDS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED 2 HOURS AGO
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One of three billboards trying to entice then-Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James to come to Philadelphia are shown near a highway in 2018 in Cleveland.
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LeBron James wound up picking Philadelphia, and no billboards were required.
Back in February 2018, …
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