{"id":"1792714531652-sports-segment","slug":"lebron-s-birthday-dunk-for-zhuri","title":"LeBron's Birthday Dunk for Zhuri","summary":"Zhuri James, LeBron's daughter, was born October 22, 2014, so October 22, 2026 is her 12th birthday. The NBA's official account posted that she was in the arena for LeBron's Sixers home debut against Cleveland.\n\nLeBron threw down a dunk in his first regular-season home game as a 76er, and the Philadelphia crowd erupted. He also had a preseason home dunk on Oct. 16 that drew a sellout crowd.","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T00:15:31.652Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Primetime Sports","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Zhuri James, LeBron's daughter, was born October 22, 2014, so October 22, 2026 is her 12th birthday. The NBA's official account posted that she was in the arena for LeBron's Sixers home debut against Cleveland.\nSource: NBA / [inquirer.com](https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/live/sixers-cavaliers-time-tv-score-live-updates-lebron-james-20261022.html) NAMES: Zhuri James = LeBron Ja (https://x.com/NBA/status/2113422292151869525)\n\nTRUE: LeBron threw down a dunk in his first regular-season home game as a 76er, and the Philadelphia crowd erupted. He also had a preseason home dunk on Oct. 16 that drew a sellout crowd.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nba/story//id/50199345/lebron-fires-crowd-monster-slam-sixers-home-debut) NAMES: None. POST 2111307520593772729: NOCLAIM NAMES:  (https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2113421972994511236)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Zhuri James, LeBron's daughter, was born October 22, 2014, so October 22, 2026 is her 12th birthday. 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POST 2111307520593772729: NOCLAIM NAMES: ","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2113421972994511236","claim":"LeBron's first dunk at home 👑 The Philly crowd was HYPED 🔥 https://t.co/mu0YYHkVVU","author":"@SportsCenter"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/NBA/status/2113422292151869525","name":"NBA / [inquirer.com](https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/live/sixers-cavaliers-time-tv-score-live-updates-lebron-james-20261022.html) NAMES: Zhuri James = LeBron Ja","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@NBA"},{"url":"https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2113421972994511236","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nba/story//id/50199345/lebron-fires-crowd-monster-slam-sixers-home-debut) NAMES: None. POST 2111307520593772729: NOCLAIM NAMES: ","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@SportsCenter"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792714531652-sports-segment-lebron-s-birthday-dunk-for-zhuri","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792714531652-sports-segment-lebron-s-birthday-dunk-for-zhuri","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792714531652-sports-segment-lebron-s-birthday-dunk-for-zhuri and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"Alright, first up — there's a report floating around that Jalen Hurts has a blood clot and is done for the season."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Wait, what? That's massive. Where's that coming from?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"OffshoreInsiders posted it, claiming the Eagles-Cowboys line swung four and a half points. But here's the thing — no team source, no major outlet has confirmed it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So we're talking about a rumor that could be completely false. That's dangerous territory."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Exactly. The account says Hurts was diagnosed with a blood clot. If that's true, it's a season-ender and a huge story. But right now it's unverified."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And people are already betting on it. The line moved four and a half points on a rumor. That's the problem with this stuff."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the world we live in. One post, no confirmation, and the betting market reacts like it's fact."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I need to see Schefter or Rapoport or the Eagles themselves before I believe a word of it. Until then, it's noise."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Agreed. And if it turns out to be false, someone made a lot of money off that line movement."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Shocking. A betting account posting unverified injury news that moves the line. Never seen that before."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Alright, different world entirely — Jeff Gerstmann, the video game guy, saw some NFL news and said it sounds like a campaign mode for a new NFL Street."},{"host":"Liam","text":"NFL Street! Now that's a throwback. Arcade football, crazy moves, no rules."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He was reacting to something about owners flying private jets to buy minority stakes in multiple franchises."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The Falcoholic had the best version — take your private jet around the country, buy stakes in teams, then tap R2 to degrade the gameday experience."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's brutally accurate. Owners buying in everywhere and the fan experience gets worse. It's like a video game where the goal is to ruin everything."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And the NFL's in full cover-your-ass mode, according to Kathleen Bachynski. She's a public health professor, and she's not buying the league's response on concussions."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"She said the league is asserting that even experts in the field aren't qualified to question any of it. That's a bold claim."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It's the same playbook. Deny, deflect, discredit. The dots are there, and qualified physicians are connecting them."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And the league's response is basically 'trust us, you're not smart enough to question it.' That's not going to fly."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It shouldn't fly. If the science is on your side, you don't need to tell experts they're unqualified. You show the data."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the whole ballgame. The NFL's been fighting this battle for decades, and the cover-your-ass strategy is getting old."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Meanwhile, Alex Kennedy posted QB metrics from Pro Football Focus, and I want to know who's topping the list."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I saw that. It's a full breakdown of every quarterback this season. Some surprises in there."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm not surprised by much anymore. The league's got a dozen guys playing at an elite level right now."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"True. But the metrics tell a different story than the highlight reels. Some big names are underperforming."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the beauty of the numbers. They don't care about your reputation or your contract."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Alright, we've got a lot more coming up — World Series Game 1 tomorrow night, Bears-Patriots tonight, and the college football slate."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And we're just getting started. The arguments are about to get loud."}]}