{"id":"1792713022812-sports-segment","slug":"lebron-s-philly-handshakes-go-viral","title":"LeBron's Philly handshakes go viral","summary":"LeBron James shared postgame handshakes with teammates including VJ Edgecombe after the Sixers beat the Knicks 106-100 in his Philadelphia debut on October 20, 2026. LeBron finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. This is an opinion post about EA Sports and the history of its boxing and MMA games; there is no factual assertion to check beyond the game's return, which is covered in the next post.\n\nEA Sports confirmed the return of its Fight Night boxing series, the first new entry since Fight Night Champion in 2011. No platforms or release date were announced; EA spent the intervening years on its UFC series. This is a promotional post for an event called \"Fight Night\" on November 7 at Thunder Studios. It is not related to the EA Sports video game series; it appears to be a boxing event announcement.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T23:50:22.812Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"The Pregame","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: LeBron James shared postgame handshakes with teammates including VJ Edgecombe after the Sixers beat the Knicks 106-100 in his Philadelphia debut on October 20, 2026. LeBron finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. This is an opinion post about EA Sports and the history of its boxing and MMA games; there is no factual assertion to check beyond the game's return, which is covered in the next post.\nSource: [clutchpoints.com](https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-lebron-james-handshake-vj-edgecombe-1st-philly-win) NAMES: VJ Edgecombe = second-y (https://x.com/NBA/status/2113415406912258365)\n\nTRUE: EA Sports confirmed the return of its Fight Night boxing series, the first new entry since Fight Night Champion in 2011. No platforms or release date were announced; EA spent the intervening years on its UFC series. This is a promotional post for an event called \"Fight Night\" on November 7 at Thunder Studios. It is not related to the EA Sports video game series; it appears to be a boxing event announcement.\nSource: EA Sports (as cited in post) NAMES: EA Sports = video game publisher known for FIFA/EA Sports FC, Madden, UFC and Fight Night; Undisputed = a boxing video game  (https://x.com/StazNews/status/2112637595314475036)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"LeBron James shared postgame handshakes with teammates including VJ Edgecombe after the Sixers beat the Knicks 106-100 in his Philadelphia debut on October 20, 2026. LeBron finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. This is an opinion post about EA Sports and the history of its boxing and MMA games; there is no factual assertion to check beyond the game's return, which is covered in the next post.","sourceName":"[clutchpoints.com](https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-lebron-james-handshake-vj-edgecombe-1st-philly-win) NAMES: VJ Edgecombe = second-y","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/NBA/status/2113415406912258365","claim":"LeBron's handshakes with his Philly teammates are 🔥 https://t.co/lV9fjT9y7i","author":"@NBA"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"EA Sports confirmed the return of its Fight Night boxing series, the first new entry since Fight Night Champion in 2011. No platforms or release date were announced; EA spent the intervening years on its UFC series. This is a promotional post for an event called \"Fight Night\" on November 7 at Thunder Studios. It is not related to the EA Sports video game series; it appears to be a boxing event announcement.","sourceName":"EA Sports (as cited in post) NAMES: EA Sports = video game publisher known for FIFA/EA Sports FC, Madden, UFC and Fight Night; Undisputed = a boxing video game ","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/StazNews/status/2112637595314475036","claim":"EA Sports Fight Night is coming back. EA confirmed the boxing series' return today, its first new entry since 2011's Fight Night Champion. EA spent the years since on its UFC series. No platforms or release date were announced. Source: EA Sports","author":"StazGames (@StazNews)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/NBA/status/2113415406912258365","name":"[clutchpoints.com](https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-lebron-james-handshake-vj-edgecombe-1st-philly-win) NAMES: VJ Edgecombe = second-y","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@NBA"},{"url":"https://x.com/StazNews/status/2112637595314475036","name":"EA Sports (as cited in post) NAMES: EA Sports = video game publisher known for FIFA/EA Sports FC, Madden, UFC and Fight Night; Undisputed = a boxing video game ","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"StazGames (@StazNews)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792713022812-sports-segment-lebron-s-philly-handshakes-go-viral","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792713022812-sports-segment-lebron-s-philly-handshakes-go-viral","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792713022812-sports-segment-lebron-s-philly-handshakes-go-viral and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"LeBron's handshakes with his Philly teammates are going viral, and I get it — the man is 41 and still making everyone around him better."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Forty-one and dropping fourteen, nine and seven in his Sixers debut. The handshake with VJ Edgecombe was the real story though."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the thing — LeBron doesn't just show up, he builds chemistry. Edgecombe is a second-year guard, and LeBron's already got a whole routine with him."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The NBA posted the clip two minutes ago. It's already everywhere. Tyrese Maxey led them with 28, but LeBron's the one everyone's talking about."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Because it's LeBron. He could hand out water bottles and it'd trend. But the handshakes are legit — that's a team that's already clicking."},{"host":"Liam","text":"They beat the Knicks 106-100. Not a blowout, but a win. And LeBron's out here making rookies feel like veterans."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the Sixers debut covered. We've got Primetime Sports coming up next."},{"host":"Liam","text":"They'll have all the highlights from tonight's games. We'll be back tomorrow with more Pregame."}]}