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“It does hurt, but I did it, right?" Abel said. "I’m going to have to keep it. I don’t really want it to fade as fast. "Philly toughness, like LeBron’s going to learn.” www.inquirer.com/sixers/meet-...

“I was like, ‘How can I get a LeBron James jersey as fast as possible?’ And for some reason, that’s where my mind went.” “I don’t really want it to fade as fast. Philly toughness, like LeBron’s gonna learn.” Joey Abel's passion for the Sixers runs hot: www.inquirer.com/sixers/meet-...

This Delco man sunburned LeBron James’ jersey into his back in Sea Isle. He called it an act of ‘Philly toughness’Joey Abel's passion for the Sixers runs hot.www.inquirer.com

Meet Joey Abel, the Delco native who sunburned LeBron into his back. He was in Sea Isle when the idea occurred to him. “I was like, ‘How can I get a LeBron James jersey as fast as possible?’ And that’s where my mind went.” Abel has no plans to apply aloe vera: www.inquirer.com/sixers/meet-...

This Delco man sunburned LeBron James’ jersey into his back in Sea Isle. He called it an act of ‘Philly toughness’Joey Abel's passion for the Sixers runs hot.www.inquirer.com

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On May 12, Jadin Aviles was in a bike lane, near Aramingo Ave and E. Tioga, when he was hit by a truck. It ran him over. Aviles died that night; he'd just turned 20. Aviles was a star basketball player, a leader, a volunteer. Now, North Philly mourns his promise: www.inquirer.com/sports/jadin...

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An hour after the news broke, Steve Gansey got a call from his brother. "And he’s like, 'What's up?' And I was like '…What's up?'" They barely talked about LeBron. Topics covered: Cleveland flea market, Nick Nurse’s birthday. “That's just who Mike is” www.inquirer.com/sixers/lebro...

Steve Gansey received a whole lot of brotherly love after LeBron James picked the SixersGansey received the ultimate confirmation of the LeBron news from his brother, Mike, the Sixers’ president of basketball operations, about an hour after the decision broke.www.inquirer.com

On the Mike Gansey/LeBron James connection — which goes way, way back. (📸: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2001) www.inquirer.com/sixers/mike-...

LeBron first met Mike Gansey growing up in Northeast Ohio. A look at that relationship here -- and how Gansey earned LeBron's respect a long time ago. "I was like, 'Mike, he really walked 100 feet and just dapped you. That's pretty cool.'" www.inquirer.com/sixers/mike-...

“I was like, 'Man, Mike, [LeBron] really walked 100 feet over here, and just dapped you, and walked directly right back. That's pretty cool.' “And Mike's like, 'Yeah, yeah, he's a great guy,' and that was it.” On the Mike Gansey/Lebron James connection: www.inquirer.com/sixers/mike-...

Talked to Steve Gansey about the photo heard round the world. “I’m getting DMs like ‘Hey if you make this happen, free cheesesteaks.'” He says LeBron and Gansey never faced each other (at least not on their HS teams) but did share a mutual respect. More here: www.inquirer.com/sixers/mike-...

Before Mike Gansey became a Sixers executive, he was a hard-nosed high school player that earned LeBron James’ respectSteve Gansey recently posted an old photo that featured James and his older brother, Mike, as Ohio high school basketball players. They never competed against each other, but shared a mutual respect.www.inquirer.com

“I wanted to make sure Jake was on them. Because I just think his dad would be so proud to be here. And he is 90% of the reason [Brandon] is where he is.” Brandon Marsh’s dad died of cancer in 2021. He found a way to honor him in his first All-Star Game: www.inquirer.com/phillies/bra...

“I deserved those boos, but I liked it. If I didn’t get those boos, I would’ve never remembered this.” “Age 10 and over, you can boo.” “I think it’s an honor, to be honest." Meet the 17-year-old who was booed in the Home Run Derby: www.inquirer.com/phillies/kid...

This 17-year-old from Lower Merion was booed during the Home Run Derby. He called it ‘an honor.’Reed Weiner couldn’t come up with a running catch in the outfield on a ball hit in the Derby and heard about it from the crowd. It was all good, he said. He does the same when he’s a fan.www.inquirer.com

Brandon Marsh always finds ways to honor his late father. He wears wristbands bearing his name, and has a tattoo with his mantra ("believe"). Last week, his mom, Sonja, designed special cleats for him to wear in the ASG. “I wanted to make sure Jake was on them” www.inquirer.com/phillies/bra...