LeBron James mural painted by lifelong 76ers fan pops up in Philly

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This new LeBron James mural, painted by lifelong 76ers fan Bill Strobel, has popped up on the side of a sushi restaurant in Philadelphia.
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I'm a huge Philly sports fan, and I'm an artist,
so when those two things come together, I don't think I could have it any better.
It's not like we need to learn who he is.
You know, he's LeBron James, he's one of the greatest of all time,
and he's going to be a Sixer.
So, no time like the present, I guess.
I'm going to work on the collar.
It's a little detail-y.
Hi, my name's Bill Strobel.
I've been painting since I was a little kid.
I painted my first mural in high school.
I was a chef for about 20 years, and that's a really insane grind.
And at some point, I said, let me go back to doing what I do.
It evolved into murals, and specifically sports murals, recently.
I started Saturday morning with my girlfriend Jeannie, who's also an artist.
In total, probably about 15 hours.
It's at Javelin Restaurant, 1811 Fairmount Avenue.
Yeah, amazing, dude.
I love it.
I had done some work for my guy Albert, who owns the restaurant.
We did a mural in his South Philly restaurant,
and it was his idea, we got together, and he came up with this.
Killed it, Bill.
Hi, my name is Albert Tsang.
I'm the owner of Javelin Sushi.
My parents have been in the restaurant industry for a while,
so easy for me, because I know the ins and outs of it now.
I've personally been a big fan of LeBron James.
When I was in third grade, I remember, he played for the Cavs his rookie year.
So once we got LeBron James, I was like, all right, I need to get him on my wall.
We saved two spots for the trophy once we win.
Two trophies.
Hey, Bradley, thank you, man. Appreciate it.
Thanks for stopping by.
It's just amazingly well done.
Oh, I mean, you get to have the GOAT come to Philly.
It'll be nice, good energy for basketball.
Well, I was in fifth grade when Dr. J came to the Sixers.
It does feel a little bit like that.
One of the best players in the world is going to come be on your team.
It's pretty big.
I worked with the Philadelphia Union a lot, campaigned with the Flyers.
Yeah, man, it's fun.
Philadelphia's a great sports city.
When the Sixers are doing great, there's really nothing like it,
so I'm really hoping that's going to be the case.
Swing by, there's plenty to do around here, and there's a great restaurant,
and there's really cool artwork, not just here, but all over the area.
