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PHILADELPHIA \u2014 LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n

The NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer made the announcement on social media Friday, saying it will be his \u201clast decision\u201d and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energize a new fan base and start this incredible journey one last time,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n

A four-time NBA champion, James wrote he was \u201cdone\u201d when his 23rd NBA season ended and that it was his last with the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was pretty sure I played my last game. I was honest at that last press conference when I said I needed to look at myself and deicide if I still love this game,\u201d James wrote. \u201cI still truly love this game, and I have more to give.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old James is set to sign a modest $8-million, two-year contract with the Sixers, according to ESPN. He made nearly $53 million last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going for money. I\u2019m not going for family,\u201d James wrote. \u201cWhat am I really playing for at this point? I still want to sacrifice. I still want to work. I still want to grind. I still want to compete, to win and to have a chance at the feeling of winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much as James did for Cleveland when he ended a 56-year championship drought for the city by leading the Cavaliers to the title in 2016, he can snap a lengthy title drought for the Sixers.<\/p>\n

The Sixers went 45-37 last season and were swept in the second round by the NBA champion New York Knicks.<\/p>\n

James joins a 76ers team that has not won an NBA championship since 1983 and has not advanced out of the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs since 2001. The 76ers should boast one of the top starting fives in the NBA with fellow All-Stars Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown, the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, a five-time All-Star and the league\u2019s fourth-leading scorer this past season acquired in a stunning offseason deal with the Celtics.<\/p>\n

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Turned out, new 76ers team president Mike Gansey was just getting started with his summer of surprises.<\/p>\n

No move, of course, hits like James\u2019 arrival.<\/p>\n

He won his four NBA championships in stops with Cleveland, Miami and the Los Angeles Lakers. James left the Lakers after an eight-season run highlighted by the 2020 NBA title.<\/p>\n

James is the NBA\u2019s oldest active player at 41 and the only player in league history to have a career spanning 23 seasons; this coming season will be his 24th. Speculation has been rampant for more than two months about his future, officially starting in May when the Lakers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n

James\u2019 resume is beyond compare in NBA history. He\u2019s a 22-time All-Star, a 21-time All-NBA selection, a four-time Most Valuable Player, a four-time NBA Finals MVP, a three-time All-Star Game MVP, and was a member of the NBA\u2019s 75th anniversary team.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also coming off a season where he averaged 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. For his career, he\u2019s averaged 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists in more than 1,600 games.<\/p>\n

James started his career in Cleveland in 2003 and spent seven seasons with the Cavaliers before heading to Miami for four seasons \u2014 where he won his first two NBA titles. He then returned to Cleveland for four more seasons, including that title run in 2016, and left in 2018 for the Lakers.<\/p>\n

Cleveland and Miami were believed to be on James\u2019 radar again as he weighed this decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you LA. Miami I\u2019ll forever love and Northeast Ohio will always home!\u201d James wrote.<\/p>\n

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For the next two seasons, James\u2019 professional home is in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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