Savannah James gets real about how LeBron James’ Hollywood move affected companionship

Savannah James sheds light on solidarity challenges after LeBron James' move from Cleveland to Los Angeles back in 2018.

Savannah James gets real about how LeBron James’ Hollywood move affected companionship

Savannah James on challenges after LeBron James' move to Lakers in 2018 (Image via Marca)

LeBron James made a major breakthrough back in 2018 when he moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles. Compared to the US State, the Hollywood city was a more intimidating and vast place. Nobody felt the consequences more than the NBA MVP’s wife Savannah James. In a recent episode of her podcast, the mother of three sheds some light on James’ career move’s impact on her life.

Suffice to say, Savannah James’ life turned upside down after LeBron James’ trade to the Lakers after years of hard work and a championship with the Cavaliers. He signed a four-year contract for over $153 million, welcoming new opportunities for himself. Meanwhile, Savannah felt the changes of a new city that she highlighted on one of the episodes of Everybody’s Cr*zy.

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Speaking to co-host April McDaniels, she shared her four-five year long habit of opening herself up to new people. She reflected on working on every new ally coming her way, leaving space for it to transition to something good.

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I was having no new friends for a really long time. And, I feel like exactly what April said happened to me like I got. Like, I have ‘a’ friend who like my ride or die, I could call her anytime.

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Savannah James also recalled having a single person she would go to for everything, her ‘ride or die.’ Long time since migrating, she confessed to being “alone” and void of any social life. That was when she decided to put one foot in the door to engage and now she had a ‘solid team.’

Speaking of social life, Savannah James and LeBron James are often spotted interacting with celebrities at events. Not just that, they have also played hosts at various occasions.

Apart from being victory material, the Lakers star is widely known for his longevity in the game. All that said, various times in the past, he has credited his entire career to Savannah. It was due to the mom of three managing the entire James household that the NBA MVP was able to succeed at the intensity he has been.

LeBron James highlights Savannah James’ contribution in illustrious legacy

LeBron James turned 40 last December and is still turning heads with the Lakers, making them a strong contender for a championship. He also made league history with son Bronny James, becoming the first father-son duo to take the court together. However, growing as great as the all-time leading scorer requires innumerable sacrifices and the NBA legend understood it.

In one of the episodes of Netflix documentary Starting Five, he sheds some light on Savannah James’ contribution behind the scenes. Speaking of what goes on for the athlete, he confessed to being lost in the journey to the sky. Apart from that, he was trying to go beyond that feeling of hesitation about the heights. It was the NBA star’s wife who comforted and encouraged him to keep moving while she took care of the household.

The four-time NBA champion has also called her the ‘real MVP.’ His wife has got it all covered with their three children Bronny, Bryce and Zhuri. The couple is known as one of the most powerful duos in the entire league. From high school athlete to becoming the NBA GOAT, Savannah has been with LeBron through it all.