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What a week it has been for the 76ers and across basketball since I last talked to you. Brian Scalabrine decided to really jump onto our lamp chops list of people that are enemies of the state for this 76ers team. Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, the back-and-forth between the two of them, at least media-wise, because it really hasn't been anything too egregious back and forth, but they're discussing one another, they're discussing the breakup. We're not going to get into too much of that here on the Chosen Hour, ultimately because this is an hour about LeBron and the 76ers and what led to all of this is obviously the Jaylen Brown trade, but it happened, it's over. Scalabrine can focus on it. I could keep using Scalabrine's name in the jokes, punch lines. He could keep using Jaylen Brown's name and punch lines, and we can move ourselves on with the basketball season, and a darn good basketball team.

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What's going on everyone? Welcome in to another edition of Birds Digest. I'm your host Andrew DeChecco, Eagles beat reporter for InsideTheBirds.com.

And the Eagles have another divisional matchup with the Washington Commanders on Sunday night. Yes, that's right, it's in primetime. And they're going to look to get back to their winning ways after a five-game skid. And that's an unprecedented thing to say in the Nick Sirianni era. You'd have to go back to the 2016 season, with Doug Pederson and his first year, to go back to the time where for a time in which the Eagles lost five consecutive games.

There were a lot of troubling trends in that game, but there was also a notable development that I don't think anyone could have foreseen, and that was the defense. The Eagles defense that I know that I said, that I believe that that was going to be the driving force this season in helping uplift an offense that was likely going to be finding its footing and take some time to jell.

I thought that you would be able to lean on that defense. They can hang their hat on that. They have all-pro players. They have talented players at all three levels. And against the Dallas Cowboys, and there were a lot of reasons and a lot of things you can point to, they fell short in a primetime matchup. And they lose that game 38 to 21. And when I look at that game, there were a lot of things that happened at different points of the season, but it all sort of snowballed in that game.

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What a week for the king. Welcome into The Chosen Hour. I'm Ray Dunne taking you through it here on 975 The Fanatic. What a start to LeBron James' tenure as a 76er, a perfect time to be hosting the show. All about King James and if you're new here, the reason we're here is because LeBron James is here, I said.

Four things I would do if LeBron signed here. I would walk around Center City in the Kingsrobe, took care of that. I am going to go to St. Vincent St. Mary's in Akron, Ohio at some point coming up here and we're going to recreate the Harlem Shake video that LeBron did with the heat back in 2013. So, all that is coming up.

But one thing, the one thing, one of those four was doing an hour long show every week dedicated to LeBron James's greatness and all things 76ers. So, here we are on the Chosen Hour. If you missed our first week, welcome into the second week of the Chosen Hour airing weekends here on 97.5 The Fanatic and on all podcast platforms for you out there at home.

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Ray Dunne hanging out with you solo, because it's a solo venture here, for one hour a week, we will be bringing you The Chosen Hour here on The Fanatic, breaking down all things LeBron, the Sixers team and the circus it is that really follows LeBron James in terms of media coverage. Because people were talking about whether or not he was ordering food from Chinatown. We have the helicopter conversation, and then you get to the actual basketball conversation. And why not? LeBron James is in town, why not? Talk about what's going on with this Seventy Sixers team and talk about what's going on with LeBron James. It was something that I promised. So,

if you are not familiar with my game, if you are not familiar with my name, and you are not familiar on why The Chosen Hour exists, allow me to bring you back to a different time. Allow me to bring you back to a whole different world in which we once exist.

LeBron James was a free agent. The Seventy Sixers had just traded for Jaylen Brown. I actually said the night they traded for Jaylen Brown—you could go check the tape—I said this, they should start to pivot and say, 'Hey LeBron, look at this super team.' Go back, find the reaction video on The Fanatic's YouTube channel. That was my immediate thought: 'Hey, LeBron, look at the team they built here in Philadelphia. Why don't you come join it?'

So when they were going through the process of trying to recruit LeBron James and trying to get him to become a Seventy Sixer, we had a day on the show—formerly known as Middays with Marks, it was the midday program before Brace and Dunne, where you might hear me every week, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. And the idea of the show was,

'What would you pledge for LeBron James to be a Seventy Sixer?'

I gave a whole list of things what I will do if LeBron James signs, one of them being this show"

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Bill Colarulo broadcasted live from the Flyers training facility in Voorhees on Saturday September 19th, 2026. Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet, President of Hockey Operations Keith Jones and Porter Martone were among the guest to join Bill!

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(0:00-20:40) Another Ben Simmons video has been released! Plus, Andrew has a life question for a text message he received

(20:40-34:14) Who will watch the Eagles-Ravens preseason game on Saturday?

34:14-44:41) Ask Connor Anything!

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(0:00-19:06) On Pattison’s Anthony SanFilippo joins the show on the Phillies and the Field of Dreams game Thursday night. Plus, layers reportedly received an extra $20,000 for being on the roster for the Field of Dreams game

(19:06-34:01) Nick Foles has some high praise for Jalen Hurts last year

(34:01-42:36) Ranking must watch sporting events that only happen once a year

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(0:00-19:38) How do you balance the Sixers schedule with nationally televised games & holidays. Plus, Andrew shares the best bar after a discussion post show yesterday

(19:38-32:27) Eagles first preseason game is tomorrow & is the starters debate officially dead?

(32:27-45:05) Today’s Headlines with Connor Thomas, including a story that Connor didn’t realize was fake!

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(0:00-23:51) Last night’s Field of Dreams game was beautiful, a great win, but Andrew could not stop thing about a listener’s text from earlier in the week

(23:51-37:40) Andrew dives deeper into the Phillies win and the theatrics around the game

(37:40-45:54) Kyle Schwarber added to a TV stat and it includes a former Phillie as well

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(0:00-19:43) On Pattison’s Bob Cooney joins the show on the Sixers schedule release on Thursday and what he is looking for

(19:43-36:00) Andrew gives his random list of places he thinks will be great for one off sporting events like Iowa’s Field of Dreams game

(36:00-43:49) Sixers G League will host open tryouts and Andrew hates it!

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