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- LeBron James signed a two-year deal to leave Cleveland and join the Philadelphia 76ers.
- NBC Sports Philadelphia will air 67 Sixers games this season, including the Oct. 8 contest against the Brooklyn Nets.
- The league’s $76 billion, 11-year rights deal caps teams at 34 broadcasts, so the Sixers will hit the limit.
- NBC Sports Philadelphia’s viewership rose 25% to 86,000 per game, a boost executive Justin Byczek expects LeBron’s arrival to amplify.
