{"id":253679,"date":"2026-07-28T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/253679\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:24:10","slug":"pa-lawmakers-seek-to-declare-july-24-as-lebron-james-day-after-76ers-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/253679\/","title":{"rendered":"Pa. lawmakers seek to declare July 24 as ‘LeBron James Day’ after 76ers announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pennsylvania lawmakers seek to declare July 24 as ‘LeBron James Day’ after 76ers announcement<\/p>\n

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A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers announced plans to introduce a resolution recognizing July 24, 2026, as “LeBron James Day” following the basketball star’s decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers. <\/p>\n

Video above: NBA fans from Philadelphia line up for new LeBron merch <\/p>\n

State Rep. Morgan Cephas, D-Philadelphia, circulated a co-sponsorship memo<\/a> to 24 other House members on July 24, stating, “Today, Pennsylvania became the home of one of the greatest athletes in sports history.” <\/p>\n

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The memo calls the 76ers one of the NBA’s most iconic franchises, citing a legacy shaped by Wilt Chamberlain, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson and Joel Embiid, and now LeBron James. <\/p>\n

James is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. His career accomplishments include:<\/p>\n

Four NBA championshipsFour NBA Most Valuable Player awardsFour NBA Finals Most Valuable Player awardsThree Olympic gold medalsA record 22 NBA All-Star selections<\/p>\n

Lawmakers said James’ talent, leadership and longevity have inspired generations of athletes around the world. <\/p>\n

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“Philadelphia is a city that loves basketball and celebrates excellence, passion, and winning,” the memo stated. “LeBron’s decision to finish his legendary career in Pennsylvania is a historic moment for our Commonwealth and for one of the NBA’s most storied franchises.” <\/p>\n

The proposed resolution also recognizes his work away from basketball through the LeBron James Family Foundation and its I PROMISE initiatives. Those programs have expanded educational opportunities and supported children and families in James\u2019 hometown of Akron, Ohio. <\/p>\n

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The legislation has not yet been submitted for introduction. <\/p>\n

Did you capture a moment that you would like to share with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania lawmakers seek to declare July 24 as ‘LeBron James Day’ after 76ers announcement PHILADELPHIA \u2014 A group…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[108179,106690,97583,107490,108178,107224,13522,108173,60846,15649,108180,108181,108176,37469,5955,8405,23193,108172,18831,107388,48435,108175,4794,108177,28,30,9318,20037,29,69,1002,107223,107222,108174,420,52845],"class_list":["post-253679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-76er-announcement","tag-akron-ohio","tag-aligncenter","tag-allen-iverson","tag-basketball-star","tag-caption","tag-charles-barkley","tag-co-sponsorship-memo","tag-d-philadelphia","tag-decision","tag-great-athlete","tag-historic-moment","tag-i-promise","tag-james","tag-joel-embiid","tag-julius-erving","tag-july","tag-july-24-2026","tag-lebron-james","tag-lebron-james-day","tag-morgan-cephas","tag-moses-malone","tag-nba","tag-nba-fan","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-lawmaker","tag-pennsylvania-lawmakers","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-sharetrue","tag-sizemedium","tag-state-resolution","tag-video","tag-wilt-chamberlain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}