LeBron's arrival sparks excitement across Philadelphia

Well, the city of brotherly love is showing LeBron some love this evening. The Phillies had this sign at the bank tonight welcoming the NBA legend. Plenty of fans showing off their excitement wearing Sixers jerseys to tonight's Phillies game. Action reporter Leland Pender is live from South Philadelphia with more, including fan reaction. Leland. Yeah, that's right, Rick. You can certainly expect some sold out games here at Xfinity Mobile this year. We've had a whole day now to let this news sink in, but a lot of fans certainly still in shock. Wasn't really expecting it. Honestly, I didn't think Philadelphia had a shot. I'm just still in disbelief. This is like my dream. It's not a dream nor a drill. This is real. LeBron James! News of LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers shook the city Friday and the sports universe. Welcome to Phil LeBron! It wasn't long before billboards went up across Philadelphia, and it's all any sports fan in this sports town can talk about. The superstar hasn't even done anything yet, but fans are already grateful. LeBron, thank you. Thank you, LeBron. For coming to Philly. From Cleveland to Miami to LA, the 41-year-old's record certainly speaks for itself. The Sixers not claiming an NBA championship since 1983. I was there at that parade when they won, and boy, would it be fun to see them have it happen again. Fans believe King James will fit right in with the likes of Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, DJ Edgecombe, and the recently traded Jalen Brown. Ah! What? What? He can help the young players learn what it takes to win championships. He can hopefully spur on Joel Embiid to levels he's never reached before. Outside the Phillies game against the Yankees, some Knicks fans admitted this makes them a little nervous. I think it's pretty cool for the city of Philly, to be honest. I mean, you know, as a New York fan, I don't think it's too good for us. Fans are ready for a King's arrival to the city. We're going to support him. I haven't stopped smiling. Everybody's going to be at these, packing the arena every night. You better believe it. Now, although we have heard from LeBron himself and some of his future teammates, we've not yet heard from the Sixers organization officially about this, so we're certainly on the lookout for that. But for now, we're live here in South Philadelphia. Leland Pinder, Channel 6 Action News. Rick. All right, Leland, thank you for that report.