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LeBron James drops stunning admission on leaving Lakers from 76ers media day

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Martinez, V. (2026, September 28). LeBron James drops stunning admission on leaving Lakers from 76ers media day. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/28/sports/lebron-james-did-not-mince-words-on-why-he-left-lakers-for-76ers/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-28 · by Valentina Martinez

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During Philadelphia 76ers' media day, LeBron James discussed his reasons for leaving the Los Angeles Lakers and joining the 76ers this season. He emphasized the importance of being uncomfortable to achieve greatness and explicitly stated he did not want to waste time with his family by merely having a talented but unsuccessful team. James expressed his desire to win another NBA championship before potentially retiring after the upcoming season, indicating that complete basketball happiness includes achieving one more title.
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At Philadelphia 76ers media day on Monday, LeBron James, now with the team's blue uniform, expressed his desire to win one more NBA championship before retiring. He stated that he left the Los Angeles Lakers because he did not want his family to experience losing in the second round of playoffs again. In an earlier statement, James informed the Lakers that he would not return for the 2026-27 season, making him the top free agent this summer and narrowing down his choices to five potential teams. This announcement sent a strong signal to all NBA teams that James is seeking complete basketball happiness and aims to achieve greatness with his next team.

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And based on the four-time NBA champion’s remark at media day, it turns out complete basketball happiness for James includes winning one more ring.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
🔮 James put all NBA teams on alert when he informed the Lakers he would not return for the 2026-27 season.
2026-09-28 · New York Post
LeBron James drops stunning admission on leaving Lakers from 76ers media day · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

LeBron James wants to win one more NBA championship. asserted
James → want → championship
The Philadelphia 76ers held its annual media day Monday with James sporting the blue uniform while addressing the media. asserted
James → hold → media
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer made his intentions with the 76ers clear. asserted
intentions → lead → 76ers
“In order for us to be great, we have to do things that are just not comfortable. asserted
that → have → things
We have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. asserted
We → have → ?
That is the best way to expedite being great. asserted
That → expedite → ?
You have to fall in love with doing things that are uncomfortable. asserted
that → have → things
“If we can do that, then we can be a great team. asserted
we → do → that
If we don’t do that, then we’ll be like oh man it was a great team on paper and we had a lot of great talent. asserted
we → do → talent
And we lost in the second round. asserted
we → lose → round
I don’t wanna do that. asserted
I → do → that
“I didn’t leave my family to lose in the second round,” James said. asserted
James → leave → round
James put all NBA teams on alert when he informed the Lakers he would not return for the 2026-27 season. asserted
he → put → season
The 41-year-old immediately became the top free agent of the summer and narrowed his choices down to five teams. asserted
old → become → teams
Rumors swirled of what James was looking for in what would likely be the final destination of his career. asserted
what → swirl → career
According to his agent Rich Paul, James was searching for complete basketball happiness in the twilight of his career. uncertain
James → accord → career
Once James signed a two-year, $8 million deal with Philadelphia, it was confirmed money was never a requirement. asserted
money → sign → Philadelphia
And based on the four-time NBA champion’s remark at media day, it turns out complete basketball happiness for James includes winning one more ring. asserted
happiness → base → ring
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