LeBron James will play his first game with the 76ers against champion Knicks on NBA opening night‎

LeBron James will play his first game with Philadelphia 76ers on the NBA's opening night against the NBA champion New York Knicks. The Oct. 20 game at Madison Square Garden will be part of a tripleheader, when the Knicks raise a banner to celebrate their first championship since 1973 and James then kicks off the final stop in his career.