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LeBron âBronnyâ James Jr., Bryce Maximus, and Zhuri Nova are the coupleâs three children together. They were married in 2013 and are from Akron, Ohio.
LeBron James, often known to his followers as King James, has made it very evident that he would be âabsolutely nothingâ without his queen at his side as his NBA career has soared over the years.
Savannah rejoiced in February 2023 when her husband beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbarâs record to become the NBAâs all-time top scorer. As soon as he made the game-changing shot, she gathered on the court at Crypto.com Arena with her loved ones. The mother of three also made LeBron a heartfelt video message, which read:
âI am so proud of you. I witness day in and day out the hard work, the sacrifice and the professionalism that you put into this game every day. I know that this was not something you set out to do, but youâve done it and you should congratulate yourself, you should celebrate yourself. You deserve all the respect. It couldnât be happening to a better, more dedicated person. I love you.â
In July, LeBron honored his wife at the ESPYs when he received the award for best record-breaking performance for becoming the NBAâs all-time leading scorer. âFor our family, no one has sacrificed more and more hard work to support this family more than you and I appreciate you for that, love you,â he told his wife.
Even though she gets âa little bit clammyâ when she hits the red carpet or appears on TV, Savannah has been making a name for herself in her own right with her personal business ventures and her passion for giving back to young people.
Keep reading to learn more about LeBronâs high school sweetheart, Savannah James.
She and LeBron met as teenagers
In 2018, Savannah told Cleveland Magazine that she first met her future husband when she was a 16-year-old high school sophomore â LeBron was a year older and attended a rival school. She recalled that heâd asked a friend for her phone number, but she decided to take his number instead. âOne day Iâm sitting around â I was probably bored or something â and Iâm like, âOh, I forgot! I have this number for this guy that I can call. He seemed interested, so letâs see,â â she said.
LeBron invited her to one of his basketball games, and the pair linked up with friends to go to Applebeeâs afterward. Their first solo date, at Outback Steakhouse, came a few weeks later.
Savannah knew it was love pretty quickly, telling Harperâs Bazaar in 2010: âI knew he loved me when I left my leftovers from dinner in his car. Iâd totally forgotten about them, and he brought them to me. I think he just wanted another excuse to come and see me.â
Sheâs the youngest of five children
The Ohioan was raised alongside four other siblings. According to Savannah, who spoke with Cleveland Magazine, her parents, Jennifer and JK, always had an open door policy with their kidsâ friends. This showed their children a sense of love and charity. âIf they had something going on at home, or they just needed a safe haven, my mum and dad always opened up their doors,â she said.
She doesnât enjoy being in the spotlight
Even though she is now a member of a powerful couple, Savannah admitted to Harperâs Bazaar that she finds celebrity âkind of weird.â Iâve always stayed in the background, she remarked. Itâs kind of bizarre that magazines and paparazzi are now snapping images of me. I was obviously wrong to believe that it would reach this level of severity.âCelebrates âQueenâ Savannah with LeBron James on the coupleâs eighth wedding anniversary
She repeated same feelings to Cleveland Magazine, saying, âI definitely get a little bit clammy when you want me to be on a TV show or walk the red carpet or something.â That is a little too much for me.â
She shares three children with LeBron
During Savannahâs senior year â and LeBronâs rookie year in the NBA â the couple had an unplanned pregnancy with their first child, LeBron âBronnyâ James Jr., who was born on Oct. 6, 2004. Of the experience, she told Harperâs Bazaar, âI was thinking, âWhat am I going to tell my parents? Whatâs going to happen to his career?â I was very scared. I was bawling. But [LeBron] said, âItâs not going to slow me down, and itâs not going to slow you down. Weâre going to keep doing what we have to do.â â
Bronny was joined by baby brother Bryce on June 14, 2007, and sister Zhuri Nova on Oct. 22, 2014.
Now a teenager, Bronny has shown real promise as a basketball player and his proud parents are happy to support his athletic endeavors. On Jan. 11, 2023, LeBron and Savannah attended their oldest childâs senior night game. Bryce was on the court as well and Zhuri watched from the stands.
Four months later, Bronny committed to play basketball at the University of Southern California. The young athlete had only just started practices with his new team when he suffered from cardiac arrest during a workout in July.
The following day, a representative for the James family explained: âMedical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU.â
Sheâs committed to giving back
In 2017, Savannah launched her mentorship program Women of Our Future, which provides one-on-one counseling and support for young girls in Akron, as she explained to Cleveland Magazine. She also spoke at the Akron Community Foundationâs âFor Women, Foreverâ event and was an honorary chair for the YWCA of Greater Clevelandâs Circle fundraiser, both in 2018.
Since 2013, she has run the annual I PROM-ise Makeover event, offering local Akron students the chance to score prom attire and accessories for free.
âIâm still a very private person,â she told Cleveland Magazine. âBut these things reflect the passion that I have as far as giving back, the philanthropic part of me. So with those things, I donât mind stepping out.â
She runs the James household
In 2017, LeBron told Vogue that Savannah is in charge of managing the lives of the coupleâs three kids because of his busy schedule. âIâm gone a lot, so she is the boss of the household; sheâs the rule-setter,â he said. âItâs hard for me to go on the road for two and half weeks and then come home and tell my kids, âLook, this is how it should be done,â when sheâs been home every day.â
She has enjoyed career success on her own and with LeBron
While the family was in Miami during LeBronâs tenure with the Miami Heat, Savannah ran The Juice Spot, a juicery in the Brickell neighborhood, which she closed after two years when the family moved back to Cleveland.
Together, the couple also launched their own furniture line with American Signature called Home Court by LeBron James, as reported by Business Insider.