At 41, in a record 24th season, LeBron James wins on his 76ers debut

Most players' careers are memories by 41. LeBron James opened a record-extending 24th NBA season on Tuesday night — with a new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, at Madison Square Garden — and won. James scored 14 points with 7 assists as Philadelphia beat the defending champion New York Knicks 106-100, with Tyrese Maxey top-scoring on 28 and fellow debutant Jaylen Brown adding 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. A fourth team, a fourth decade of professional life, the same result: longevity as its own kind of brilliance.