{"id":311741,"date":"2026-08-02T01:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/311741\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T01:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:48:25","slug":"lebron-james-recruited-to-use-amtrak-in-trending-post-amid-nyc-travel-rumors-after-76ers-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/311741\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Recruited to Use Amtrak in Trending Post Amid NYC Travel Rumors After 76ers Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Amtrak is ready to help LeBron James out with a potential commute to play for the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The railroad company shared a series of posts Friday calling on James to use the service amid <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25460209-update-where-lebron-will-live-revealed-new-nba-rumors-after-76ers-contract-nyc-reports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">rumors<\/a> he is considering commuting from New York City to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">James agreed last week to join the Sixers on a two-year, $8 million contract with a player option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25457710-lebron-james-reportedly-could-live-nyc-commute-philadelphia-after-signing-76ers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> shortly afterward James could live in New York or New Jersey while playing for the 76ers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The Athletic&#8217;s\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7480508\/2026\/07\/31\/lebron-james-philadelphia-new-york-helicopter-sixers-nba\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Fred Katz<\/a> recently added a source said James&#8217; living arrangements &#8220;have yet to be finalized&#8221; this offseason. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">A helicopter trip from New York City to the Sixers&#8217; arena or practice facility would take around 45 minutes, per Katz. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">A commuter train from Manhattan to Philadelphia takes about one hour and 25 minutes, according to the Amtrak <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/train-schedules-timetables\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Los Angeles Lakers coach J.J. Redick once <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/2017\/10\/11\/jj-redick-philadelphia-76ers-commute-driving-joel-embiid\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">lived<\/a> in Brooklyn while playing for the Sixers back in 2017. James will have to decide if he&#8217;s ready to make a similar commute before finalizing any daily travel plans ahead of the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amtrak is ready to help LeBron James out with a potential commute to play for the Philadelphia 76ers.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-311741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}