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Conflicting reports about Philly's "serious" chance to land LeBron
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ESPN reported late on Wednesday that the Philadelphia 76ers felt they were strongly considered by LeBron James' camp before he made his eventual decision to sign with the Lakers.
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Here's the quote ESPN had from the Sixers' managing partner Josh Harris:
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"I think they considered us very strongly," Harris said of James' group Monday at the Las Vegas Summer League. "I think he -- I would be speculating on how he makes his decisions, and I don't want to do that -- but I think that they were really serious [about Philadelphia]. The fact that they took the meeting with us was something that they didn't view lightly, so I think that they were very serious about it."
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However, their own insider Brian Windhorst later stated that they weren't serious contenders. (Begin watching at the 4:22 mark)
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Edited by Yash Matange
