LeBron shrugs off Trump blast in home debut win for Philadelphia 76ers
LeBron James enjoys 114-106 NBA victory over Cleveland Cavaliers, hours after US president calls him a 'disgrace'.
The Philadelphia 76ers erased a 29-point deficit to stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106 on Thursday in NBA superstar LeBron James’s first home game since landing in Philly as a free agent.
The victory came only hours after LeBron was slammed by US President Donald Trump, who accused the NBA legend of disrespecting their national anthem in a game earlier this season.
Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and Joel Embiid added 24 – including a jump shot with 6:54 left to play that gave the Sixers their first lead of the night – one they wouldn’t relinquish on the way to an epic comeback.
Philadelphia centre Joel Embiid looked creaky, and James had five of the Sixers’ 15 first-half turnovers – which led to 22 Cavs points and provoked boos from Philly fans whose hopes of a title run have been raised by the arrivals of James and Brown.