Los Angeles Lakers star lebron james The football player, who will start with the Sacramento Kings match on the night of October 12-13, will wear a special patch on his jersey.

It will be dedicated to LeBron’s 23rd season in the NBA.

The patch will feature James’ silhouette and will also feature the jersey colors of the teams he played for throughout his career.

The patch will debut in Sacramento, where James started his NBA career in 2003.

After each match, stripes will be removed from the jerseys and some of them will be used to create ultra-rare trading cards.

LeBron continues to play at a high level this season, averaging 22 points, 5.6 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

BREAKING NEWS: LeBron James will wear the special edition jersey badge of the 23rd season in Sacramento starting tonight; The city where he started his legendary career in 2003.

The patches will be removed from his jersey after each game and some will be placed on ultra-rare trading cards. pic.twitter.com/zzOEJyiFUK

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NBA It plans to create a new European league of clubs valued at up to $1 billion, offering investors flexible entry conditions for several years.

The league will also retain a 50% stake, which it will share with FIBA ​​and team owners, Bloomberg journalists Giles Turner and Jake Radnicki reported.

In the coming days, the NBA will open the data room of the future league to potential investors, where financial forecasts and other important information will be presented.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will attend two regular season games featuring the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic in London and Berlin later this week.

The NBA Europe project includes the participation of 12 teams, and according to the championship or Champions League results, four more teams will qualify to participate in the competition without having a share in the league.

The NBA plans to hold a special conference in London in mid-January to meet with potential sponsors, media partners and investors. In addition, existing NBA club owners are already showing interest in purchasing shares in European teams.

Investors will not need to make a significant investment immediately; It is considering a phased entry into the league over a few years. However, funding options for future teams are currently being discussed and final decisions have not yet been made.

Ten games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 11-12.

Oklahoma won at home against Miami.

The Heat started the game well and quickly took the lead by 9 points, 14:5. After that, the first half of the game was under their control and Miami was ahead for 59:54 before the big break. The third quarter of the match was decisive, during which the Thunder made a 15:0 move and created a 13-point advantage for themselves with 87:74. Then the home team took control of the game and calmly won with a score of 124:112.

The most productive player of the match was Gilgeous-Alexander with 29 points, while Holmgren also had a double-double with 16 points + 10 rebounds.

Minnesota got the win against San Antonio.

Spurs started the match with a score of 16:0, thus controlling the game and leading until the end of the fourth quarter. Minnesota took the lead for the first time in the game 2 minutes before the siren. Edwards scored the two-pointer and made the score 100:98. Barnes then hit a 3-pointer and McDaniels and Foch hit two-pointers. The fate of the match was decided by Edwards, who scored two points 17 seconds before the end of the match and brought the score to 104:103.

Edwards led the victory with 23 points, while Reed had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Toronto defeated Philadelphia in overtime.

The home team, which was ahead from the beginning of the match, took the lead +14 – 54:40 in the second quarter. But they failed to develop or maintain their superiority. In the third quarter, Minnesota gradually narrowed the gap and after a 7:0 move, they took the lead by 9 points at 82:73. At the start of the fourth 12-minute period, Toronto managed to quickly come back and then tied the game on the field: The teams exchanged leads 9 times and the score was tied 6 more times.

21 seconds before the siren, Maxey hit a three-pointer to make Philadelphia +4 and seemingly seal the victory. However, the Raptors did not give up and two-point baskets by Quickley and Shead tied the score 2 seconds before the buzzer and took the game to overtime. It remained an even game and the winner’s fate was decided at the last second. Barnes won the free throw and scored with the first shot, but missed the second and the opponent had no time to respond. The result is 116:115 in favor of Toronto.

Barnes played with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the Raptors.

NBA. Regular season, December 12

Oklahoma – Miami – 124:112 (32:34, 22:25, 39:26, 31:27)

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (29 + 8 assists), Jaylen Williams (18), Holmgren (16 + 10 rebounds), Dort (4), Wallace (3) – start; Mitchell (16), Wiggins (11), Joe (11), Jaylin Williams (9), Caruso (7), Carlson (0), K. Williams (0).

Miami: Wiggins (23 + 6 losses), Hirro (19), Larsson (16), Mitchell (13 + 10 assists), Adebayo (6 + 14 rebounds) – start; Jovic (13), Ware (8), Smith (6 + 6 assists), Jaques (5 + 5 turnovers), Fontecchio (3), Yakucionis (0), Johnson (0), Gardner (0).

Minnesota – San Antonio – 104:103 (24:31, 18:24, 29:30, 33:18)

Minnesota: Edwards (23), Divincenzo (19 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Randle (15 + 8 rebounds), McDaniels (12), Gobert (2 + 14 rebounds) – start; Reed (17 + 11 rebounds), Hyland (10), Conley (4), Clark (2).

San Antonio: Vembanyama (29 + 7 rebounds), Shempeni (14 + 10 rebounds), Barnes (13), Fox (12 + 8 rebounds), Castle (11 + 7 losses) – start; K. Johnson (15), Cornet (6 + 12 rebounds), Waters (3), Harper (0), Olynyk (0).

Toronto – Philadelphia – 116:115 Overtime (22:25, 36:23, 18:36, 31:23, 9:8)

toronto: Barnes (31 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Shead (22 + 6 assists), Quickley (20 + 7 assists), Murray-Boyles (17 + 15 rebounds), Walter (2) – start; Martin (9 + 8 rebounds), Agbadji (6), Bettle (5), Dick (2), Lawson (2), Mamukelashvili (0).

Philadelphia: Maxey (38 + 5 losses), Edgecombe (17), Barlow (13), Oubre (13), Drummond (0) – starts; Grimes (13 + 7 rebounds), Bona (9), Walker (7), McCain (5), Watford (0).

Orlando-New Orleans-128:118 (26:26, 32:33, 33:39, 37:20)

orlando: Bane (27), Black (26 + 7 assists), Banchero (23 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists), Bitadze (14 + 13 rebounds), Penda (9) – start; da Silva (16), M. Wagner (8), Richardson (3), Jones (2), Kane (0), Isaac (0).

new orleans: Williamson (22), Murphy (21 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Fiers (16), Queen (10 + 6 assists), McGowens (6) – starts; Poole (21), Matkovic (11), Missy (7 + 4 blocked shots), Hawkins (2), Peavey (2).

Memphis – Brooklyn – 103:98 (34:23, 27:27, 16:24, 26:24)

Memphis: Coward (21 + 8 rebounds), Lendale (16 + 9 rebounds), Jaren Jackson (14), Spencer (12 + 13 assists), Wells (2) – start; Aldama (15 + 8 rebounds), Caldwell-Pope (14), V. Williams (4), Jackson (3), Koloko (2 + 7 rebounds), Konchar (0).

Brooklyn: Clowney (17), Wolf (11 + 10 rebounds), Demin (7), Menn (7), Claxton (7) – start; Martin (17), Wilson (11), Thomas (9), Sharpe (8 + 13 rebounds), Traore (4 + 6 assists).

Portland – New York – 114:123 (34:34, 26:31, 25:25, 29:33)

Portland: Avdija (25 + 5 losses), Sharpe (23), Kamara (11), Klingin (8 + 8 rebounds), Sissoko (5) – start; Love (21), R. Williams (12), Holiday (8), Rooper (1).

New York: Brunson (26 + 8 assists), Anunoby (24 + 7 rebounds), Towns (20 + 11 rebounds), Hart (18 + 6 assists), Bridges (18 + 6 assists) – start; McBride (8), Robinson (6 + 11 rebounds), Clarkson (3), Diawara (0).

Denver – Milwaukee – 108:104 (27:23, 35:29, 23:22, 23:30)

Denver: Gordon (23), Watson (19 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Pickett (13 + 8 rebounds), Jones (5), Tyson (2) – start; Hardaway (25), Nnaji (14 + 10 rebounds), B. Brown (7), Strother (0).

Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (31 + 8 rebounds + 11 assists), Turner (16), Green (14), Porter (10 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Rollins (2) – start; Portis (14), Kuzma (11), G. Harris (6), Trent (0).

Phoenix – Washington – 112:93 (32:28, 33:22, 31:17, 16:26)

Phoenix: O’Neal (19 + 7 rebounds), Booker (17 + 8 assists), Brooks (16), Williams (11 + 7 rebounds), Gillespie (2) – start; Allen (12 + 7 rebounds), Ighodaro (10), Dunn (9), Livers (7), Fleming (4), Goodwin (3), Hayes-Davis (2), Maluach (0).

washington: Johnson (19), Sarr (19 + 15 rebounds), Coulibaly (12), George (5 + 6 losses), Middleton (2) – start; Carrington (9 + 7 assists), Riley (9), Shempeny (8), Bagley (6), Vukcevic (4), Brenham (0), Johnson (0), Hill (0).

Golden State – Atlanta – 111:124 (28:27, 25:32, 25:35, 33:30)

Golden State: Curry (31), Butler (30 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Post (8), Dr. Green (5 + 9 rebounds), Moody (2) – start; Melton (10), Payton II (6), Jackson-Davis (6), Santos (5), Horford (5+8 rebounds), Podziemski (3), Hield (0), Richard (0).

of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (24), Johnson (23 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists), Okongwu (18 + 12 rebounds + 8 assists), Daniels (11 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), Krejci (5) – start; Kennard (22), McCollum (12), Gueye (5), Wallace (2), Kispert (2), Newell (0).

Sacramento-Houston-111:98 (22:23, 29:25, 27:28, 33:22)

sacramento: DeRozan (22 + 6 assists), LaVine (18), Westbrook (15 + 10 assists), Reynaud (12 + 9 rebounds), Achiuwa (10 + 7 rebounds) – start; Monk (15), Cardwell (9 + 11 rebounds), Clifford (8), Eubanks (2), Ellis (0).

Houston: Thompson (31 + 13 rebounds + 6 assists + 5 losses), Durant (23 + 6 assists), Shengyun (19 + 9 rebounds), Smith (9 + 7 rebounds), A. Holiday (3) – start; Sheppard (6), Finney-Smith (4), Adams (3), Okogie (0).

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