Met Gala 2025: Why LeBron James’ Wife Savannah James Attended Without Him

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LeBron James was well-represented at the 2025 Met Gala.

 

While the NBA star—who was an honorary co-chair at the annual costume ball—was unable to attend the May 5 event in New York City, his wife Savannah James held court all on her own in a custom maroon Hanifa pinstripe gown with a mermaid silhouette and midriff cutout. (See all the stars at the 2025 Met Gala here.)

Ahead of the event, LeBron, 40, explained his reason for sitting out the festivities, which support the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

“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,” he wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) May 5. “Hate to miss an historical event!”

Nonetheless, he voiced his support for Savannah—with whom he shares kids Bronny, 20, Bryce, 17, and Zhuri, 10—as she attended the fashion fundraiser solo.

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“My beautiful powerful Queen will be there holding the castle down,” he continued, “as she always has done!”

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LeBron’s fellow co-chairs A$AP RockyColman DomingoLewis Hamilton and Pharrell Williams certainly held down the fort as well as they each put their unique spin on this year’s “Tailoring Black Style” theme, a celebration of the evolution of Black men’s fashion.

“We don’t get many opportunities to say, ‘You matter. The way you put that s–t on matters. The way you represent and show up matters,’” Colman told E!’s Zuri Hall at the event. “I want to make sure we all are standing in this space together so we can stand up a little taller, especially in our climate right now.”

Keep scrolling see all the stars who graced the iconic steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the 2025 Met Gala.

Rihanna

In custom Marc Jacobs.

A$AP Rocky

In custom Awge, Bvlgari jewelry and Briony Raymond umbrella.

Zendaya

In custom Louis Vuitton.

Serena Williams

In custom Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful and Fred Leighton jewelry.

Kim Kardashian

In custom Chrome Hearts.

Halle Berry

In LaQuan Smith.

Sabrina Carpenter

In custom Louis Vuitton.

Colman Domingo

In Valentino with Boucheron jewelry.

Kylie Jenner

In custom Ferragamo.

Cardi B

In Burberry.

Hailey Bieber

In custom Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Cynthia Erivo

In custom Givenchy.

Kendall Jenner

In Torishéju.

Gigi Hadid

In custom Miu Miu.

Sydney Sweeney

In custom Miu Miu.

Zoe Saldaña

In Thom Browne.

Callum Turner & Dua Lipa

In custom Chanel.

Miley Cyrus

In Alaïa.

Shakira

In custom Prabal Gurung.

Nicole Kidman

In custom Balenciaga Couture and Wolford tights.

Chappell Roan

In a custom look sourced by Paul Tazewell. 

Megan Thee Stallion

In custom Michael Kors Collection and Stuart Weitzman shoes.

Pamela Anderson

In Tory Burch.

Halle Bailey

In Coach.

Charli XCX

In custom Ann Demeulemeester.

Doja Cat

In custom Marc Jacobs and Wolford tights.

Anne Hathaway

In Carolina Herrera.

Diana Ross

In Ugo Mozie.

Lorde

In Thom Browne.

Demi Moore

In custom Thom Browne.

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