Despite losing, Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe will never forget playing against Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James for the first time, getting his jersey after Sunday's 112-108 loss. He faced off against his childhood idol, James, who sealed the win with 27.4 seconds left. Although Joel Embiid got the green light to play against the Lakers, he didn't have a good shooting performance in the loss.

After the loss, Edgecombe talked about the significance of facing LeBron for the first time before getting his jersey at the end of the game.

“I'm still a kid, to be honest,” Edgecombe said. “It's wild, to be honest. My favorite player growing up. The only reason I started playing basketball also. To get his jersey means a lot to me, but I wanted to win. It would feel b

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