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Savannah James is making her Met Gala debut
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The entrepreneur and wife of NBA superstar LeBron James attended the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, May 5 after her husband announced he would be missing the event
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LeBron was set to make his debut at the event, themed “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” as an honorary chair
Savannah James brought slam dunk style to 2025 Met Gala — even without her NBA superstar husband.
The entrepreneur, 38, made her Met Gala debut solo on Monday, May 5 — just hours after her husband, NBA superstar LeBron James, announced he’d be missing the event following an injury sustained in a playoff game last week.
LeBron was named an honorary chair for this year’s Met Gala; back in October, Vogue announced that he’d be part of the event alongside co-chairs Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour. The exhibit itself is inspired by guest curator Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.
For the outing, Savannah wore a burgundy suiting-inspired gown by Hanifa, consisting of a pinstripe jacket with exposed boning and full mermaid-style skirt. — channeling the night’s “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme and “Tailored for You” dress code.
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Savannah James attends the 2025 Met Gala
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Savannah’s red carpet showing comes shortly after LeBron — whose Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA playoffs last week — announced on social media that he’d be missing the event due to an injury he sustained during the series.
“Unfortunately because of my knee injury I sustained at the end of the season I won’t be able to attend the Met Gala in NY tonight as so many people have been asking and congratulating me on! Hate to miss an historical event!” he wrote on X on Monday.
At the time, LeBron added that his “beautiful powerful Queen,” would be on the carpet “holding the castle down as she always has done!”
ESPN previously reported that LeBron — who shares children LeBron “Bronny” James Jr., 20, Bryce Maximus, 17, and Zhuri Nova, 10, with Savannah — “suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain to his left knee” during his team’s April 30 game. After the game, he spoke with reporters and revealed that he’d have to talk over retirement with his family and “support group.”
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Despite a playoff loss ending his season, the basketball star did make history this year with his eldest son, Bronny, as the pair became the first father-son duo to share the court on the Lakers after Bronny was drafted to join his dad’s team last June.
And just last week, LeBron told a room of reporters that playing with his son marked the highlight of his season. “No. 1 for sure,” the father of three said. “That’s easy. It’s not even close. He has a bright future because not only can he play the game of basketball, he’s just a great f—— kid. I have to say that I have a lot to do with that.”
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Asked for his thoughts on a potential retirement, LeBron said he didn’t “have an answer” at the time. “Something I’ll sit down with my family, my wife and my support group, have conversations with myself on how long I want to continue to play. We’ll see.”
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