Evansville, IN, October 16, 2026 —

LeBron James delivered a two-handed dunk during his Philadelphia 76ers home debut, finishing a pass from Tyrese Maxey and exciting the crowd at the game.

The reported moment involved a pass from Maxey followed by James’s dunk. The available account describes the play as notable but does not provide further details about how it developed, when it occurred during the game or how it affected the score.

The summary identifies James and Maxey as the players involved and places the moment at a 76ers home game. It does not provide the game’s date, the opponent, the final score or statistics for either player. No additional details about the game or the players’ roles were included.

The dunk is the central event in the account, with the crowd’s excitement noted as the immediate reaction. The description does not include a direct quote from anyone at the game, nor does it offer information about what happened after the play. The account also does not say whether the dunk was part of a larger scoring run or had a bearing on the game’s result.

With those details unavailable, the reported facts are limited to the setting, the two players involved, the two-handed finish and the crowd’s response. No further conclusions about the game can be drawn from the information provided.


Story summarized from the original created by DAN GELSTON, Associated Press on www.tristatehomepage.com, see more information here.

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