{
  "id": 568802,
  "title": "LeBron James will play his first game with the 76ers against champion Knicks on NBA opening night",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/lebron-james-will-play-his-first-game-with-the-76ers-against-champion-568802",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T12:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/nba-schedule-lebron-james-76ers-knicks-christmas-00d478f224ef9611ba6dfc879c204ace"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LeBron James will make his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers on the NBA's opening night, facing off against the champion New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. This game forms part of a tripleheader, which also includes the Knicks' celebration of their first championship since 1973 and James' final career game, playing against the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. Following this, James will return to face the San Antonio Spurs in a rematch of the NBA Finals, marking the opening game of a five-game schedule. The NBA revealed these games as a \"sneak peek\" of the 2026-27 season schedule, with the complete schedule set to be released on Thursday. The season kicks off with the Boston Celtics visiting Detroit in a rare midweek game starting at 3 p.m. EDT.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James will play his first game with Philadelphia 76ers on the NBA’s opening night against the NBA champion New York Knicks. The Oct. 20 game at Madison Square…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Joel Embiid told the ‘hourglass’ is running short after 76ers land LeBron James and Jaylen Brown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/joel-embiid-told-the-hourglass-is-running-short-after-76ers-land",
        "published": "2026-08-11T08:45:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}