Fans will get their first live look at the revamped Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, when the team stages its Blue x White scrimmage at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The noon workout is expected to draw a full building, according to a team source. It also marks a change in venue: the scrimmage is being held at Xfinity Mobile Arena for the first time. In past years, it has taken place at Chase Fieldhouse, the home of the Delaware Blue Coats in Wilmington.
The Sixers are billing the event as more than a simple intrasquad run. According to the team, the Blue x White scrimmage will feature live practice elements along with appearances by Franklin, the Sixers Stixers and Squad 76. The day will also include fan experiences and outdoor activation areas, highlighted by a special fan zone.
That fan zone will open at 9:30 a.m. on the 11th Street side of Xfinity Mobile Arena. It will include Dunkin’s Cruiser with samples and gift cards, basketball-themed activities such as a pop-a-shot and shooting challenges, plus giveaway stations, inflatables, face painting and balloon artists.
Doors at the arena will open at 11:15 a.m. Tickets were sold out on Ticketmaster by Friday night.
Admission cost $10, with the proceeds benefiting the Sixers Youth Foundation, and parking will be free. By Friday, more than $80,000 had been raised for the foundation through ticket sales.
The Sixers also donated 5,000 tickets to community groups and grantees of the foundation.
For fans, the biggest draw is obvious: this will be the first chance to see LeBron James and Jaylen Brown in Sixers gear after a wild offseason.
James was introduced as a Sixer for the first time at media day Monday after signing with the team in July. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and four-time champion said he is prepared to do whatever it takes to help the Sixers chase their first title since 1983.
“I didn't leave my family to lose in the second round,” James said at media day.
Brown was officially introduced in August after the blockbuster trade that sent Paul George and two draft picks to the Boston Celtics.
New Sixers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey, who replaced Daryl Morey, made the biggest moves of the offseason by landing James and Brown. He also added depth around them, signing forward Dean Wade, veteran shooter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, shooting guard Anfernee Simons and center Ariel Hukporti.
The Sixers also drafted University of Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. in the first round of the 2026 NBA draft.
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