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LeBron James opens year 24 with the 76ers vowing no more second-round exits

At his first NBA media day in Philadelphia, the 41-year-old made clear another second-round exit will not do, after taking a pay cut of more than $48m to join Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown.

LeBron James told reporters at his first Philadelphia 76ers media day on Monday that he had not left his family to lose in the second round, setting the bar for his record 24th NBA season. That line tells Sixers fans exactly what the NBA's all-time leading scorer expects. Philadelphia have not gone beyond the second round since 2001, and last…

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