{"id":"1792708716660-sports-segment","slug":"lebron-s-philly-home-debut","title":"LeBron's Philly Home Debut","summary":"LeBron James is making his Sixers home debut Thursday night against the Cavaliers, his former and hometown team. The game tips off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T22:38:36.660Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"The Pregame","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: LeBron James is making his Sixers home debut Thursday night against the Cavaliers, his former and hometown team. The game tips off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.\nSource: [nba.com](https://www.nba.com/game/cle-vs-phi-0022600006), [nbcsportsphiladelphia.com](https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/sixers-caval (https://x.com/NBA/status/2113397249946624140)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"LeBron James is making his Sixers home debut Thursday night against the Cavaliers, his former and hometown team. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"Switching gears: MLB just posted a wild stat about the Rays' bullpen."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The league account claims Bryan Baker has converted thirty-five straight save opportunities. That's the anchor of that bullpen."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Thirty-five straight? I want to see the official number on that, because that sounds almost too clean."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The league account posted it, but I'm with you — verify before you put that on a graphic."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"If it's real, that's a monster. World Series stage, and the Rays have a closer who just doesn't blink."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Brewers fans don't want to hear that. They want to see this thing go seven games."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"A lockdown closer is exactly how you win a seven-game series. One-run games, late leads, done."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Okay, but the Brewers have the better rotation. You can't just hand the Rays the trophy because of a save streak."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'm not handing them anything! I'm saying if that streak is real, it changes the whole late-game math."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And I'm saying one reliever doesn't beat a whole lineup. Baseball doesn't work that way."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Tell that to Mariano Rivera. Tell that to every team that lost in the ninth."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Rivera is the exception, not the rule! You can't compare Bryan Baker to Mariano Rivera."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'm not comparing the players. I'm comparing the situation. A hot closer in October is a weapon."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine. Weapon. But the Brewers have bats, and bats beat bullpens when it matters."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"We'll find out. Game one's coming up, and I can't wait."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Different world entirely: boxing. Shock Foster says after Saturday night, people will call him the best fighter in the world."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's a big claim for a guy who still has to get through Navarrete."},{"host":"Liam","text":"They had their final face-off today. Foster's confident, I'll give him that."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Confidence is fine. But 'best fighter in the world'? That's Canelo, Crawford, Inoue territory."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You know what? I like it. If you don't believe you're the best, why are you in there?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"There's a difference between believing it and saying it out loud before the fight."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Navarrete's a former champ. If Foster beats him clean, he's in the conversation."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"In the conversation, sure. Best in the world? That's a stretch."},{"host":"Liam","text":"We'll see Saturday. If he backs it up, I'll be the first one saying he called his shot."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And if he doesn't, that quote's going to follow him around for a while."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the risk. That's the fun."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"One more from the racing world: an astrophysicist on Bluesky says at least F1 drivers are paying attention to something."},{"host":"Liam","text":"She linked an ESPN story. Sounds like she's calling out the league or the teams for not paying attention."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The drivers get it, but the people in charge don't. That's the read."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Classic F1. The people actually in the cars know what's wrong, and the suits are asleep."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Whatever it is, the drivers are the ones who matter. They're the show."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And the show's at COTA this weekend. Big one."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Big one. And we'll be all over it."}]}