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PHILADELPHIA – On the day news broke that LeBron James will make a living for the 76ers across the street at Xfinity Mobile Arena, those who work inside Citizens Bank Park lauded the addition.
“I’m excited,” Phillies manager Don Mattingly, who played some basketball himself growing up in Indiana, said before his team’s game against the Yankees. “I love basketball.”
That was a common feeling as Phillies Bryce Harper and Trea Turner, stars in their own right, welcomed one of pro sports’ all-time luminaries.
“He's one of the greatest to do it,” Harper said. “He's gonna have a great couple years here, and obviously everybody's gonna expect him to win a championship, here and everywhere else, so nothing new for him.
“He's had all the pressure since he was in high school, younger than that. So obviously, I wish him the best. He's an incredible competitor, and you know he wants to win. So…
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