{"id":824985,"date":"2026-07-26T13:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/824985\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T13:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:33:13","slug":"lebron-james-promised-vip-treatment-from-philly-cheesesteak-joints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/824985\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Promised VIP Treatment From Philly Cheesesteak Joints"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n July 26, 2026
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LeBron James<\/a> will be getting some royal treatment from a couple of iconic Philly spots … with a pair of cheesesteak pads promising to roll out the cheese whiz-colored carpet for King James … now that he’s joining the city’s NBA team.<\/p>\n

Over at the iconic Pat\u2019s King of Steaks, they’re temporarily changing up how their customers order their fan-beloved Whiz Wit to reflect the new king in town, naming it “The King\u2019s Way.” The OG Whiz Wit will keep its classic ingredients:\u00a0cheese Whiz with onions\u00a0on juicy steak … so no worries, there.<\/p>\n

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Frank Olivieri, third-generation owner of Pat’s tells TMZ… \u201cEveryone knows there\u2019s only one way to order the classic, and now there\u2019s a new way to say it. When you come to the window and ask for The King\u2019s Way, we\u2019ll know exactly what you mean.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Geno’s Steaks has promised a meal fit for King James in the establishment’s coveted VIP booth … as well as a lesson with Geno himself on how to grill up some of the finest cheesesteaks the City of Brotherly Love has to offer.<\/p>\n

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President Geno Vento tells TMZ… “Our VIP booth\u00a0\u2013 the hardest seat in Philadelphia to get \u2013 already has LeBron’s name on it. Whenever he’s ready, we’ll welcome him with a cheesesteak, hand him the spatula, and even let him spend some time behind the grill for a little cheesesteak 101 with me personally. Every Philadelphia legend has a story at Geno’s, and we’d love for LeBron’s to\u00a0begin here.”<\/p>\n

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LeBron is usually the biggest star in the room … though Geno’s has played host to a number of huge personalities over the years — including Shaquille O’Neal<\/a>, Britney Spears<\/a>, Justin Timberlake<\/a>, Travis Kelce<\/a> and legendary Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty!<\/p>\n

As you know … LeBron announced he was joining the 76ers<\/a> on Friday in a heartfelt statement in which he also highlighted Los Angeles, Miami and Cleveland — the three cities from which he previously played.<\/p>\n

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LeBron inked a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, according to his agent,\u00a0Rich Paul<\/a>. He said this will be the last stop of his historic career.<\/p>\n

The season’s opening tip is just a couple months away … so LeBron better head over and get a sandwich while he can before he fully dives into bringing a championship back to Philly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lebron James Welcome To Philly, Say Cheese Wiz Published July 26, 2026 1:00 AM PDT LeBron James will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":824986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,44,85,635,26898],"class_list":["post-824985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-tmz-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}