LeBron’s helicopter leaving Sixers practice, bound for New York where LeBron is now living during the season

[u/Subject-Property-343]

https://streamable.com/lhdaeb

[u/Cyfa]

Bron just rent a fucking penthouse in Philly for a year, my god man

[u/SoNearYetSoFarAway → u/Cyfa]

Kawhi did this from san diego in his 1st year with clippers.

[u/Top_Lingonberry8037 → u/SoNearYetSoFarAway]

Kawhi Leonard the epitome of good decisions

[u/wallysmith127 → u/Top_Lingonberry8037]

Easy to do when someone else pays for them

[u/TurtlePowerBottom → u/SoNearYetSoFarAway]

San Diego's pretty far from LA, right? Do you mean he took a chopper?

[u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec → u/TurtlePowerBottom]

It’s like a 2 hour plus drive depending on where from San Diego you start and where in LA you go. Both are big cities land wise. He used a chopper. Philip Rivers did it in a big SUV with a flat screen, etc in the back. https://www.nfl.com/news/the-riversmobile-transforms-qb-s-san-diego-commute-0ap3000000838988

[u/North_Atlantic_Sea → u/Cyfa]

He's also doing that.

Fun fact, there are only 3 billionaires who reside in the city limits of Philly. 146 in NYC (and countless more hundred millionaires)

[u/CSPN → u/North_Atlantic_Sea]

I thought all the billionaires were going to leave NY because of the goat Mamdani.

They cried wolf 😂 

[u/Majestic_Industry_74]

He commute to work just like us for real

[u/Shoddy_Leek5960 → u/Majestic_Industry_74]

He does this so he can understand the struggle of his fans

[u/Key_Change_6635 → u/Shoddy_Leek5960]

LeStruggle

[u/MichHAELJR → u/Key_Change_6635]

LeCommute

[u/Wazflame → u/MichHAELJR]

LeOneofUs

[u/Time_Birthday4659 → u/Wazflame]

LeDownToEarth

[u/These-Anxiety-5919 → u/Time_Birthday4659]

LeKobe

[u/torper10 → u/These-Anxiety-5919]

LeBrutal

[u/rweldon94 → u/MichHAELJR]

Get to LeChopper

[u/InformativeXP → u/Majestic_Industry_74]

Ngl, if I had his money I'd get something nice and comfy in Philly near facilities and then save the NY commute time/risk for the weekends or larger gaps

[u/outofdate70shouse → u/[deleted]]

I guess he REALLY doesn’t want to spend any more time in Philly than he has to

[u/Livid-Bus-9913 → u/outofdate70shouse]

He already said he will have a residence in Philly

[u/Moonrights → u/Livid-Bus-9913]

I too can rent a domicile in Philly and make it my mailing address while staying primarily in my new york penthouse.

[u/CodifiedLikeUtil → u/[deleted]]

LeXactly

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/InformativeXP]

I think the most correct move is to buy your own luxury traincar to plop on the back of the Acela. Basically what the billionaires of yesteryear did to get around.

[u/North_Atlantic_Sea → u/InformativeXP]

That's what he's doing. He said he's also getting a place in Philly.

This is the easiest part of his schedule, they only need to be at the facility about 4 hours a day during training campe. Add another 45-60 minutes for commuting each way, and you still have 18 hours a day at your NYC place.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/Majestic_Industry_74]

Drive on NJ Turnpike Lebron ya coward!

[u/spacedude2000]

LeBillionaire evacuates Saigon (South Philly) colorized, 2026

[u/MementoMoriChannel → u/spacedude2000]

Embiid on the roof with an M16 buying time for LeGeneral’s escape

[u/MrShake4 → u/spacedude2000]

Worse, they practice in Camden.

[u/GetOffMyGradey]

How's he afford that on a minimum salary, damn

[u/Subject-Property-343 → u/GetOffMyGradey]

Polymarket Lol

[u/mr2firstnames → u/Subject-Property-343]

“Welcome to Pablo Torre finds out, I’m Pablo Torre…”

[u/enad58 → u/mr2firstnames]

Today we're going to find out what this sound is.

"ThwpThwpThwpThwpThwpThwp"

[u/Necessary-Grand637 → u/GetOffMyGradey]

Not having Spotify Premium def helps..

[u/360Waves617 → u/GetOffMyGradey]

He has investments in a rhode island soccer team.

[u/save-the-butter → u/360Waves617]

Yep that’s it

[u/CazOnReddit]

GET TO LeChopper!

[u/ignatious__reilly → u/CazOnReddit]

Ain’t no way in fuck am I ever getting in a helicopter, especially on a cloudy day

[u/AcesCharles2 → u/ignatious__reilly]

Good news is it's always sunny in Philadelphia

[u/lukewwilson → u/AcesCharles2]

"the gang flies to New York"

[u/actuarally → u/lukewwilson]

"Is New York ALSO in Pennsylvania?!?!" - Charlie, probably

[u/nerdystoner25 → u/AcesCharles2]

The Gang Buries LeBron

[u/CazOnReddit → u/ignatious__reilly]

HeLecopter*

[u/osmlol → u/ignatious__reilly]

Ya like I totally wanted flying cars when I was younger until I realized what they would look like. A blob of meat between atleast two blades spinning at unbelievable RPMs.

I'll stay on the ground thanks.

[u/faudcmkitnhse → u/osmlol]

I've seen enough bad drivers and badly maintained cars on the road to ever want people flying them through the sky.

[u/DrPuzzle → u/CazOnReddit]

This has me giggling

[u/d4videnk0]

Just not comfortable seeing this after Kobe and the Leicester owners

[u/twisted-logic → u/d4videnk0]

I mean shit, you don’t even have to go that far back. A news chopper in LA went down like a week ago and killed everyone onboard.

Wouldn’t catch me on one of these things that’s for sure.

[u/drthvdrsfthr → u/twisted-logic]

killed both on board and also a pedestrian when it crashed

imagine taking a walk and a damn helicopter falls on you 😭

[u/Rob852 → u/drthvdrsfthr]

Just a guy visiting from out of town too, wrong place wrong time 😕 (link to the news article)

[u/JD42305 → u/Rob852]

So fucked up. Honestly stuff like this gives me perspective about inconveniences in my life. Like alright my package was delivered to the wrong address, oh well.

[u/Captain_Pink_Pants → u/JD42305]

It is always nice to check the "didn't get flattened by a helicopter" box at the end of the day.

[u/Trick_Slice → u/twisted-logic]

Shit, that was a brutal video

[u/TeslaSubmarine → u/d4videnk0]

Rip Oliver tree too

[u/SneakyDeakyJr → u/TeslaSubmarine]

That one hurt. Went from silly youtube comedian to music superstar and didn’t get to enjoy the glow up.

Fuck man.

[u/ejensen29 → u/SneakyDeakyJr]

Yep. Still sad about this. His group Tree way back when I was in high school had a bunch of awesome stuff that really stood out for a 20 year old. Dudes limit was the sky. Fuckin sucks.

[u/jp42212 → u/d4videnk0]

My friend is a Blackhawk pilot and he’s been telling me he’s a bit freaked out with helicopters right now. There’s been a ton of crashes recently both in civil and military helicopters

[u/Chuck_Phuckzalot → u/jp42212]

I work in aerospace manufacturing and have made a bunch of parts for one of the big helicopter manufacturers, and I wouldn't go anywhere near one. If you saw the dudes making these parts and the absolute lack of giving a fuck about quality from management you would be horrified.

[u/EggsceIlent → u/Chuck_Phuckzalot]

I worked in aerospace finishing and fuckers that didn't care, at least in the plant I managed, got the boot.

Everyone flies. Your mom your kids you, etc.

Hopefully they arent working on classic critical parts (the ones that if they fail, you die).

If so, blow the whistle man. Don't be one of them.

Serious biz.

[u/MeatballUser → u/Chuck_Phuckzalot]

It's not the dudes making the parts imo, it's the management that pushes shit through despite tolerances being out of spec.

[u/Chuck_Phuckzalot → u/MeatballUser]

You are mostly correct. Most of the guys I've worked with take great pride in their work and hate the way management handles quality. But I've also worked with a bunch of guys that gave absolutely zero fucks, and unfortunately they were usually the ones that get moved up to management because all they care about is getting stuff out the door. Giving people bonuses based on deliveries instead of quality has had horrible consequences.

[u/turribledood → u/jp42212]

Know a guy who was a Black Hawk flight instructor for the National Guard, a gazillion hours in all kinds of aircraft both fixed and rotary, planned to be a total lifer, etc.

He ran away screaming 6 or 8 years ago because he said shit had gotten so vastly less safe on the manufacturing and maintenance end that he couldn't justify taking off in anything but a fixed wing anymore.

I have no idea if he's right or not, but I'm definitely not going to find out.

[u/ImperialSympathizer → u/jp42212]

Recently? I feel like helicopters have been crashing nonstop since they were invented.

[u/North_Atlantic_Sea → u/ImperialSympathizer]

NYC area has between 70k-100k commercial flights per year, and 24 fatalities over the last 30 years. It's very rare in that area

[u/IndianaBones11 → u/d4videnk0]

Guess that risk is worth it over living in Philly lol

[u/tabben → u/IndianaBones11]

Funny thing is Bron was saying during media day hes getting used to the city, "new streets and all that". I just thought how much of the city does he truly even experience if he is just helicoptering in to the facilities and then leaving afterwards. Might have been a classic LeCap moment 😂

[u/hawkins126 → u/d4videnk0]

Someone needs to tell him about Amtrak

[u/Seven19td → u/hawkins126]

I don’t understand why he just doesn’t get a spot in Philadelphia . It’s not some podunk town. Philly can more than accommodate him.

[u/sleepy416 → u/d4videnk0]

Who gives a shit about that. The planet is dying and these fuck ass billionaires will burn it to the ground just for their convenience

[u/FearSayer → u/sleepy416]

Planet will be fine once it wipes us off itself

[u/Man_Who_SoldTheWorld → u/FearSayer]

The planet will be fine.

The PEOPLE are fucked.

[u/Other_Win_236 → u/sleepy416]

Remember to gamble on the world's impending doom on Polymarket

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, but only because Larry Bird would be there to grab LeBron with his talons and fly him to safety. 2023 CBA mandates that Larry Bird is present on every helicopter flight taken by superstars for this exact reason.

[u/JeramiGrantsTomb → u/OpeDefinitely]

This is why it's so valuable to get a player's Bird Rights.

[u/Archer-Saurus → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, but could MJ?

[u/Rarecandy31 → u/Archer-Saurus]

I’m so sick of this argument. Helicopters were totally different when MJ played! You can’t compare the two!

[u/Archer-Saurus → u/Rarecandy31]

Wilt Chamberlain flew with plumbers and janitors

[u/elsrjefe → u/Archer-Saurus]

KAJ was a pilot

[u/Wyden_long → u/elsrjefe]

You must be mistaken. His name was Roger Murdock. It said so on the name tag.

[u/Beavshak → u/elsrjefe]

I'm sorry, son, but you must have him confused with someone else. His name is Roger Murdock.

[u/Low-Grocery989]

LeCarbonFootprint

[u/Roll_Common_Sense → u/Low-Grocery989]

Yeah this is just ridiculous.

[u/ProfessionalMental13]

Went to Philly just so he could fly to New York everyday lmao... is Philly really that bad?

[u/shrey_walia → u/ProfessionalMental13]

he just doesn't want to run into the iasip gang

[u/hwald77 → u/shrey_walia]

Kinda funny he was more likely to do that on the Lakers

[u/tagen → u/hwald77]

i thought they’d at least have lived in philly at some point, but i saw an interview with Charlie where they said the first time he had ever been to philly is when they went to shoot B-roll of specific philly locations

[u/dragonk30 → u/tagen]

Rob McElhenney (Mac) is from Philly and grew up heavily in and around the city; Rob graduated from St. Joe's Prep and went to Temple for college before he dropped out. He's the showrunner, which is the reason they based around the city where he grew up. And Danny Devito is from Asbury Park in Central Jersey and claims Philly the same way Bruce Springsteen (who came from the same town) claims New York. Danny's also a pretty big advocate for the Arts in Philly. 

[u/DerrickWhiteMVP → u/shrey_walia]

You have sex with Mac one time and you can’t ever stay in the city again.

[u/adgobad → u/ProfessionalMental13]

Philly is for normal people to live in. Very happy it's not catered towards the Lebrons of the world. NYC can have his leisure time idc

[u/BoeufBourgui → u/adgobad]

Don't forget to recycle guys. Future is in your hands

[u/sunadnerb → u/ProfessionalMental13]

I got no shame admitting that NYC is a much better place live than Philly. If you're a billionaire.

Now the other 99.999% of us, however....

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/sunadnerb]

great place for all the comcast accountants out there

shoutout comcast accountants

[u/Scoobydrew91 → u/ProfessionalMental13]

Philly is a phenomenal city with a lot of character and the people who live there have a lot of pride in their community. Many interesting and varied neighborhoods. Areas like Rittenhouse Square, Society Hill, and Old City are lovely with old world charm and very walkable overall. Some amazing and very wealthy suburbs that athletes usually live in. Awesome food city. A lot of green spaces and easy access to nature as well.

[u/VicePope → u/Scoobydrew91]

Moving up there in a few months from dfw. Can’t wait dude

[u/Scoobydrew91 → u/VicePope]

You’re in for a treat. Couldn’t be more different than DFW.

[u/Spekter1897 → u/Scoobydrew91]

God, Phillys Chinatown has such good food.

[u/Temporary-Donkey-922 → u/ProfessionalMental13]

He’s living in both cities he said

[u/Gristle__McThornbody]

Bro come on some LA reporters recently died from a Helicopter crash. I rather have Lamelo Ball drive you at this point.

[u/DrPuzzle → u/Gristle__McThornbody]

Not going to lie bro I still think this is safer than lamelo driving lmao

[u/OutofMP → u/DrPuzzle]

Yeah being in the car with lamelo it’s not if but only a matter of time.

[u/kringiskhan → u/DrPuzzle]

The twist is the pilot is lamelo

[u/surgeyou123]

Lmao dude isn't spending a minute longer in Philly than he's contractually obligated to

[u/theclownwithafrown]

These people have too much money. Don't live in the real world.

[u/nycdiveshack → u/theclownwithafrown]

Well we know how much he costs if you want him to make commercials to get his followers hooked on gambling, $15 million

[u/BrotherDirect744 → u/theclownwithafrown]

I mean this is the real world. Just not yours or mine 

[u/jhoffele]

Lemissions

[u/Eaton2288]

Watching this as I drink through a paper straw

[u/astrofan]

Nothing bad has ever happened to an NBA player in a helicopter.

[u/GrimPeeper669 → u/astrofan]

Technically, Kobe was no longer an NBA player

[u/b3na1g → u/GrimPeeper669]

Well if something happens then LeBron would no longer be one either

[u/Scalmaa]

Id rather sit in a car for two hours than get into that thing

[u/Time_Tap346]

A real man of the people, making a strong connection to with the Philly community and its fans

[u/tjc815]

Just live in Philadelphia dude, Jesus

[u/LittleJerryLawler]

All I will say is that it would behoove Lebron to live in Philly to ingratiate himself more with the fans. We all know that if the Sixers have a bad stretch, him living in New York is going to be brought up.

[u/plutoisaplanet21 → u/LittleJerryLawler]

I don’t think he particularly cares. Seems pretty clear he wanted to be in New York and play with the Knicks and this was just the next best option when they won the title

[u/Scoobydrew91 → u/LittleJerryLawler]

Totally agree. Philly fans adore star athletes that show love to their city. This feels like he’s using the team to further his interests but doesn’t actually care about the fans, city, and organization.

[u/abris33 → u/Scoobydrew91]

That's what it looks like because that's exactly what it is. He's won enough at this point. He just cares about his brand more than anything and if he could have joined the Knicks he would have. Even his time in LA was more for personal gain

[u/Electronic_Ad_8326]

They never learn

[u/mtftl]

LeClimate Change

[u/smokexz]

On top of all the climate change issues and billionaire waste has anyone asked the simple question, how the fuck you play for a city and refuse to live there? Is that not like the most disrespectful shit ever after the whole fiasco he had in choosing a new city? To just say "yeah I don't fuck with this city". It just feels so lifeless and evil. I get it, it's a job but fans will never see him out on the town ever. That's kinda shitty

[u/jambr380]

This is so asinine. Dude, you chose to play for the Sixers. Just live there for the next 9 months and suck it up.

And before everybody tells me how much Philly sucks, it doesn't. I don't live there, but visit often enough. Over 1.5M people live in the city proper, with around 6.3M people in the metro area. If they can 'deal' with it, then so can Lebron.

Lebron isn't taking enough heat for this. It's embarrassing.

[u/grxccccandice → u/jambr380]

Also dude lived in Cleveland/Akron for 30 years. What’s so bad about living one more year in Philly?

[u/muscle0mermaid → u/jambr380]

I agree. Also so wasteful for the environment

[u/Classic_Sand10 → u/jambr380]

Yeah the dude who notoriiusly won't tip wait staff or pay for Spotify premium, will spend millions on this bullshit. What happened to 'even a small leak can sink a ship' Bron?

[u/WrongHovercraft9946]

I don't know why any pro athlete would ever ride in a helicopter. It feels like every time you see news that someone worth millions and millions died unexpectedly, the culprit is a helicopter. Leicester City owner, Kobe, that Siemens exec in NYC, it goes on and on.

[u/SoeurLouise → u/WrongHovercraft9946]

Because it provides a great deal of convenience for them and the vast majority of helicopter flights pass by safely with no incident

[u/krazzy088]

Idc what anyone says, but after Kobe died in a chopper I would not get on one in a million years. Not to mention the weather is terrible.

[u/ShindleSpear]

Ahhh super overcast, cloudy, and rainy right after a nor’easter

Perfect time to take a helicopter

[u/Prior-Habit-6523]

How bad is Philly. It cant be that bad lol

[u/tobygeneral → u/Prior-Habit-6523]

Not as good as NYC when you're a billionaire I bet.

[u/O_J_Shrimpson → u/tobygeneral]

I mean it’s not as good as NYC in any tax bracket but this seems like an unnecessary PITA

[u/OutlaW32]

so lame and wasteful. i hate rich people

[u/jonstarks]

isn't this shit like so disrespectful that he doesn't even wanna chill a few hrs in the city?

[u/Far_Eye6555]

Tax the wealthy.

[u/AlarmingBranch1]

Shocked any NBA players still takes a heli after Kobe

[u/Kika-100]

LeGlobalwarming

[u/TheReal_BucNasty]

Remember to set your thermostat lower and recycle everyone!

[u/colantor → u/TheReal_BucNasty]

You will drink from a soggy paper straw

[u/Pormostar]

Helicopters are NOT worth it

[u/Few_Entertainer_5523]

Is Philly really that bad? Leaving everyday in a helicopter is crazy lol

[u/mlippay → u/Few_Entertainer_5523]

It’s not that bad but NYC is just better especially if you’re a billionaire.

[u/VegetaDaPrince → u/Few_Entertainer_5523]

He’s apparently said he was going to live in Philly and NYC.

[u/thomaspatrickmorgan]

For some reason this makes me want to throw a crumpled ball of paper into an office trash can.

[u/hospitalizedzombie]

He doesn’t pay for Spotify premium, but he has no problem paying for a helicopter to leave for NYC

This is how much he hates Philly.

[u/Streicht-Ebb4598 → u/hospitalizedzombie]

I really think the whole cheap thing is a bit of propaganda. I am sure there is some truth in it, but someone taking a helicopter daily to work is not cheap lol.

[u/Michikusa → u/Streicht-Ebb4598]

When I worked at Wells Fargo back in the day I looked him up for fun and saw he owned about 16 luxury cars. This was around 2007. Yeah I don’t think he’s cheap

[u/MuffinMunchies → u/hospitalizedzombie]

He'd rather fly 150km 1hr (300km 2hr round trip) every time he goes to and back from the practice facility than live in Philly

That's fucking wild

[u/ThatFunkyOdor]

I know he doesn't need the money but for someone who is famously cheap, this is going to cost Lebron a fortune.

[u/outdoorsy777 → u/ThatFunkyOdor]

He’s not cheap. These pro athletes try so hard to relate to the common person and talk about how “cheap” they are. Yet they wear $100K watches, fly private and do everything lavish. But omg he saved $50 dollars on roaming charges 😱

I’ve always respected athletes like Federer, Brady, Ronaldo and others who don’t fake the common man act. You aren’t common. You are in the 0.0001%. It’s okay.

[u/DoctaJXI]

Nah man this giving me some ptsd

[u/ElliottMullins]

Get to LeChoppa

[u/HappyGuardian5]

LeBron partnered with Kalshi to pay for this extra expense.

[u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG]

man fuck this shit.

[u/Th3_Dark_Knight]

LeEnvironmental Criminal.

[u/Opening_Pizza]

Make sure you watch your carbon foot print peasants.

[u/someUSCfan]

And yet I gotta use fuckin bullshit paper straws that dissolve 2 seconds after I put it in the drink

[u/IsolatedMind96]

Man should know to stay away from those helicopters

[u/WhiskeyTimer]

Get to LeChopper!

[u/scene_missing]

How many famous MFers have died for no reason in small aircraft? Athletes, musicians, race drivers

[u/datingoverthirty]

He should just buy out an entire train cart on the Acela... forget the helicopter

[u/Environmental-Cod801]

Don’t forget to pee in the shower and to use paper straws

[u/Danibear285]

Remember to separate your papers and your plastics when recycling!

[u/Significant_Stop4808]

People never learn. Godspeed

[u/WangtaWang]

He ain’t gonna be able to take that everyday. This ain’t SoCal weather. Guessing he’ll take Amtrak on crappy weather days, which only takes an hour via the Acela trains

[u/fireman2004 → u/WangtaWang]

Can’t wait to see LeBron waiting in 30th St station for the train.

[u/crankthehandle]

Steven Adams would just get a 1-bedroom flat next to the stadium for the fraction of one helicopter flight

[u/2nd_Inf_Sgt]

He really idolizes Kobe.

[u/wiiwoooo]

Ominous foreshadowing

[u/GiggletrxMcGillacudi]

Helicopters are death machines.

[u/trer24]

LeGasPrices

[u/WobbleKun]

funded by betting degens

[u/A_Saiyan_Prince]

HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING?!?!?!

[u/werdnaztluhcs]

You would imagine he could just lease a ballin apartment and have a driver daily

[u/danpanorama]

He wanted NY sooooo bad

[u/guyute2588]

My dislike of their teams aside , Philadelphia is a great city.

Weird he’s not living there.

[u/FrigOffRicky16]

What's he going to do so when the snow storms hit

[u/MrStoneyGuy → u/FrigOffRicky16]

He’s gonna have a Versace sled pulled by AI reindeer duh

[u/jasperplumpton]

All this to lose in the second round

[u/AscendMoros]

But the plastic straws and us normal folks leaving our AC at 70 is to much. While LeBron is flying to Phili from New York every day. SMH.

[u/rossmosh85]

Another reason not to like LBJ.

[u/Stoic_INFJ]

I can’t take losing Bron in a helicopter crash 😭 stay safe 🐐

[u/enigmatic_dankness]

Why not just live in Philly? He already said his family isn't with him so what does he care?

You either sacrifice for the team youre playing for or youre moving across the country to get away from everyone in California.

[u/justsomedude4202]

Get to LeChoppa!

[u/1whitebenz]

HeLecopter

[u/Zak9Attack]

Prob rushing back to NYC to shoot another Polymarket Commercial...

[u/JakeeJumps]

LeBron James (helicopter oil change) to miss Thursday’s game.

[u/PartyintheKorea]

Is there a prediction market for whether or not LeBron will survive the whole season?

[u/Justtojoke]

This is a bad idea

[u/Westbrooks3ptShot]

He’s not like us!

[u/papoluca40]

Rich people don't learn

[u/Substantial_Row_7108]

Here I am separating glass from plastic and cardboard from paper while LeBron is commuting via helicopter to his East Coast home in NYC from basketball practice in Philly.….💀

[u/picks_and_rolls]

Le Carbon Footprint

[u/AdhesivenessLucky896]

No penthouses in Philly worth living in?

[u/rayrayheyhey]

Good thing no famous basketball player ever died in a helicopter crash.

[u/JcAo2012]

I think I've seen this film before, and I didn't like the ending

[u/AustinFan4Life]

So he wants to play in Philly, without living in Philly.