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Will the real LeBron James<\/a> please stand up? Or at least tell us how he likes his soup?<\/p>\n Chinatown<\/a>\u2019s Sang Kee Peking Duck House<\/a> went viral on Instagram Sunday<\/a> after posting about a DoorDash order for a small wonton soup that it received from a mysterious \u201cLeBron J.\u201d at 3:41 p.m. <\/p>\n Could it be the LeBron James \u2014 basketball legend, Polymarket ambassador<\/a>, and newly minted Sixer \u2014 himself? Is the King really just like us plebeians who order takeout on Sundays to avoid cooking?<\/p>\n Probably not. The Sixers played in Boston on Saturday, losing 106-144 to the Celtics<\/a> in a preseason game where James didn\u2019t even take to the court. James also lives in New York City and has been commuting via 45-minute helicopter rides<\/a> to games and practices, so it\u2019s unlikely he ducked into Philly just for soup. <\/p>\n That didn\u2019t stop Sang Kee from dreaming. <\/p>\n \u201cTHE KING HAS SPOKEN \ud83d\udc51,” Sang Kee captioned a photo of LeBron J.\u2019s $18.36 to-go order of a small wonton soup with extra scallions, extra wontons, and shrimp dumplings. <\/p>\n \u201cSolid move going with all dumplings no noodles … Eating crazy early too … We get it. Rest well, king,\u201d the caption went on. <\/p>\n The post received nearly 2,800 likes in less than a day. The comments section is a mix of skeptics and true believers. <\/p>\n \u201cSang Kee, official food provider for the Sixers \ud83d\udc40?” one person wrote. <\/p>\n That\u2019s \u201cwhat I put my name as on DoorDash when I want my order to be fire,\u201d admitted another. <\/p>\n Several also dunked on LeBron J.\u2019s order from the Chinatown institution<\/a> that has been piling heaps of perfectly roast duck into soups, stir-fries, and platters since 1980. <\/p>\n \u201cNo roast duck is terrible,\u201d one commenter jeered. Others wanted to know how he expected to fit extra wontons and shrimp dumplings in a pint-sized soup.<\/p>\n Sang Kee general manager Henry Chow concedes that LeBron J.\u2019s order was a little unorthodox. Chow was filling in on the noodle-soup station Sunday when the ticket came in, he said, so he ended up filling the order himself. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s actually not possible to fit that many wontons and dumplings into a small soup container, so we had to upgrade to a larger one to get everything in there,\u201d Chow said. And if the order really was for James, \u201che probably needs something with a little more fiber.\u201d<\/p>\n Chow said he didn\u2019t learn that the customer may or may not be a four-time NBA champion until after he filled the order. An awestruck server showed the receipt to Chow \u2014 a Sixers \u201cdiehard\u201d \u2014 and encouraged him to post the proof on social media for all to see. <\/p>\n The real LeBron James hasn\u2019t been glimpsed in Philly yet, but that hasn\u2019t stopped Sixers fans from posting AI-generated memes<\/a> of the GOAT, well, everywhere: ordering Wawa<\/a>, buying real estate in South Jersey<\/a>, popping wheelies on dirt bikes<\/a>, and even posing outside corner stores<\/a>.<\/p>\n Still, there is hope that James may dine in Philly for real some day. Recently, he took to Instagram to solicit Philly-based recommendations for seafood potato greens<\/a>, a Liberian stew, on behalf of his wife, Savannah James.<\/p>\n \u201cShe likes all suggestions,\u201d he wrote. (Have they tried somewhere near a heliport<\/a>, perhaps?)<\/p>\n Sang Kee fulfills 40 to 50 takeout orders at time on busy weekends, Chow said, so the restaurant does occasionally see famous names on orders. Not that he has time to wonder. <\/p>\n \u201cPeople always ask if we do something special if we see [a famous person\u2019s] name on an order,\u201d Chow said. \u201cHonestly, we do thousands upon thousands of dumplings a day. It all has to be equally good.\u201d<\/p>\n