11月3日，宾夕法尼亚州州长Josh Shapiro在TMZ的访谈中，对费城76人队的明星球员詹姆斯进行了讨论。
宾夕法尼亚州的首府费城，作为该州面积最广的都市，曾见证了这样一幕：在詹姆斯尚未与任何球队签约的自由市场阶段，州长Shapiro在纽约的一次克林顿总统夫妇举办的盛大晚宴上，主动与詹姆斯展开交谈，力邀他加入费城的76人队。
在面对关于他在争取詹姆斯加盟过程中的贡献问题时，Shapiro州长回应道：“我并无显著贡献。在我察觉到机遇之际，我毫不犹豫地展开了招募工作，我对他能加入我们团队感到无比兴奋，他的实力无可置疑。”
Governor Shapiro elaborated, "Upon encountering him at that dinner, an urge surged within me: I had to engage in conversation, to persuade him to join Philadelphia. Not merely for the team, but for the city itself—confidence filled me that he would embrace it wholeheartedly, a place where his philanthropic aspirations could truly flourish. As he uttered, 'Thank you, Governor, for your efforts,' a sense of awe struck me; LeBron actually recognized my identity? Unlikely! Yet, the feeling was exhilarating. Nevertheless, I am certain that it was Maxie, Brown, and the other athletes who were instrumental in his decision to choose Philadelphia."
面对询问关于他是否因即将亲自说服詹姆斯而感到焦虑，Shapiro州长回应道：“不，我心中所想的是，若有机缘，我定会为费城全力以赴。我相信76人网罗了一位重量级球星。”