{"id":301266,"date":"2026-10-07T02:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/301266\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T02:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:52:08","slug":"lebron-james-disputes-report-he-called-out-joel-embiid-for-showing-up-late-to-sixers-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/301266\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James disputes report he called out Joel Embiid for showing up late to Sixers’ practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBron James disputed a report Tuesday night alleging he called out Philadelphia 76ers teammate Joel Embiid for showing up late to practice.<\/p>\n

During Monday night’s preseason game against the Sixers at Xfinity Mobile Arena, Knicks announcer Mike Breen claimed that James let Embiid “hear it” for showing up a couple of minutes late to practice.<\/p>\n

“Somebody told me before the game that they were out ready to practice, and Joel Embiid walked out on the court a couple minutes late and LeBron let him hear it,” Breen said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James posted on his Instagram story Tuesday night disputing what Breen said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“He ain’t been late so stop the lies,” James wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James, Embiid and All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey<\/a> were all healthy inactives<\/a> Monday in the preseason opener against the Knicks. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer played in front of Sixers fans for the first time at the team’s Blue x White scrimmage<\/a> last weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James has already gotten rave reviews from his Sixers teammates with training camp underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last week, Sixers guard VJ Edgecombe<\/a> told reporters James was the first person in the locker room at the team’s training facility in Camden, New Jersey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He was in there before everybody as usual,” Edgecombe said. “He dapped me up like, ‘Yo, what up, what up?’ Like we know each other for a minute.”<\/p>\n

James signed with the Sixers<\/a> in the offseason for his 24th NBA season, which made them a title contender after the blockbuster with the Boston Celtics that landed Jaylen Brown<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James said during the Sixers’ media day<\/a> that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to help Embiid and the Sixers win a championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I didn’t leave my family to lose in the second round,” James said.<\/p>\n

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