‘King’ LeBron James claps back at ‘peasant’ rapper Kevin Gates for dissing his wife Savannah James
Rapper Kevin Gates believes Savannah James does not have the twinkle in her eyes for her Los Angeles Lakers superstar husband LeBron James.

LeBron James slams Kevin Gates after Savannah James diss
LeBron James usually does not get into an argument or scuffle with random people. He has responded to members of the media who he believes baselessly criticize his game. But otherwise, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar stays quiet and goes about his business.
But when his family is brought into the equation, he is not one to back down. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith felt the brunt of it after James confronted him publicly at the Lakers-Knicks game. Since then, Smith has tried to turn the tables on James by going on platforms to criticize The King.
When it went on for far too long, LeBron James came back with not one, but two epic clapback’s that made Stephen A. Smith look bad to sporting fans. The ESPN analyst tried to come back with punches of his own, but they backfired, leading to an apology.
This should have given everyone an idea of how it would go down if they went against the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. The 40-year-old posted this message on his official Instagram page with a picture of himself and his wife Savannah James.
“Kings don’t concern themselves with the opinions of peasants.” Where to next Queen?!?! Let’s get it!
LeBron James wrote
This was LeBron James’ clap back to Kevin Gates. He believes the rapper was a peasant to share those opinions. Therefore, there was no need for him to respond directly. Instead, his response is enough for anyone to understand what he feels about what Gates said about his wife Savannah James.
What did Kevin Gates say about Savannah James that irked her Lakers superstar husband?
Kevin Gates was on Instagram Live to talk about the NBA season. The 39-year-old rapper was speaking with someone else and started talking about how Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is one of the greatest players of all time. Then he pivots to talk about Savannah James.
He one of the greatest players to ever play the game. But I wouldn’t want to trade places with him, cause I don’t like the way Savannah look at LeBron. I like the way white women look at LeBron James.
Kevin Gates said
By this, he tried to suggest that Savannah James is not in awe of arguably the greatest player of all time. He believes white women, who have been caught several times with their jaws wide open at basketball games, are better off being a wife to LeBron James than a controlling Savannah James.
LeBron James responds to Kevin Gates after he criticized his wife Savannah James
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Gates thinks if one is a wife to one of the best ever, she should not be controlling the household. Instead, she should be courtside with a twinkle in her eyes watching her man be great. James’ post indicates he did not appreciate what the rapper said and wants to put an end to any discourse by elevating his wife in front of the world.
Former star believes the hatred towards LeBron James is becoming weird
Many players and media members felt Stephen A. Smith was wrong to try and paint LeBron James’ negatively. Now this new discourse has former player Brandon Jennings believing people are getting obsessed with the Los Angeles Lakers star’s family.
The LeBron James hate is getting weird man. The Bronny stuff now the wife!!! it’s like people be obsessed. It’s Kind of weird y’all.
Brandon Jennings wrote
The LeBron James hate is getting weird man. The Bronny stuff now the wife!!!
— Brandon Jennings (@Tuff__Crowd) April 21, 2025
it’s like people be obsessed. It’s Kind of weird yall
Brandon Jennings might have a point here. His words suggest people are getting obsessed with LeBron James and his family. People are using the hate towards them to step into the spotlight. That is what makes it weird as no other player gets this treatment.