"I was probably bored": LeBron James' wife Savannah James opened up about the casual moment that started her relationship with the NBA icon

LeBron James, the NBA icon, has been married to his wife, Savannah James, for over a decade now and the two have been together since they were teenagers. Their love for each other has inspired millions around the world and despite speculations and rumours, the two have stayed by each other’s side through everything.

But it seems their love story started because Savannah James was bored one day.

LeBron James’ wife, Savannah James, admitted to texting the NBA icon because she was “bored”

Five years after LeBron James tied the knot with his long term girlfriend, Savannah James, she opened up about how their love story really began.

In 2018, LeBron James’ wife, Savannah James spoke to Cleveland Magazine and shared how the two started talking.According to Savannah James, LeBron James was interested in her and had asked a common friend for her number.But Savannah James did not want to give out her number so she took the NBA icon’s number.Savanna James said, “I’m like, ‘Um, nope. I’ll take his number…”She added, “One day I’m sitting around — I was probably bored or something — and I’m like, ‘Oh, I forgot! I have this number for this guy that I can call. He seemed interested, so let’s see.’”As she started speaking to LeBron James more and more, the now 40 year old NBA icon ended up inviting her for a basketball game.

LeBron James and Savannah James have been with each other through everything

The rest was history as the two fell in love quickly and got pregnant at the age of sixteen. Even though both LeBron James and his now wife, Savannah James, were just teenagers then, the two decided to become young parents and gave birth to their oldest son, Bronny James.Since then, the two became parents to two more children and finally tied the knot in 2013 at a grand wedding. While LeBron James and his wife, Savannah James, have been together for decades, there have been speculations and rumours of them separating or having infidelity. However, both of them have quickly denied such rumours and continue to flaunt their love for each other.Also Read: LeBron James’ wife Savannah James opens up about how their love story could’ve ended without the Cleveland draft