All you need to know about Savannah James
Savannah James is a philanthropist and businesswoman with a net worth of $100 million. She married her high school love, NBA star LeBron James, in 2013, and they have three children. Among her professional accomplishments, James founded the mentorship program Women of Our Future and the annual I PROM-ise Makeover event in Akron, Ohio.
Who is Savannah James?
Savannah James was born as Savannah Brinson on August 27, 1986, in Akron, Ohio, the youngest of Jennifer and JK’s five children. She went to Buchtel High School as a teen, where she was a cheerleader and softball player.
How old is Savannah James?
She is currently 37 years old.
What is Savannah James’s net worth?
She is estimated to be worth $100 Million.
What is Savannah James’s career?
Savannah James has a successful business and philanthropic career. She ran the Juice Spot, a juicer in the Brickell section of Miami, Florida when her husband was a member of the Miami Heat. Later, she and her husband developed the Home Court furniture business.
On the charity front, James founded the mentorship program Women of Our Future. It was founded in 2017 and offers one-on-one therapy and assistance to adolescent girls in Akron, Ohio. James also organizes the yearly I PROM-ise Makeover program, which provides free prom clothes to Akron kids. Among her other charitable activities, she supports the Akron Community Foundation and the YWCA of Greater Cleveland, as well as the LeBron James Family Foundation.
Despite being a very private person, James is incredibly visible online. In addition to her Instagram account, which has over two million followers, she co-founded a YouTube channel with her daughter called “All Things Zhuri.” James has also modeled, appearing on the May/June 2023 cover of The Cut magazine.
Savannah initially met LeBron James in 2002, when she was a student at Buchtel High School and he was a junior at St. Vincent-St. Mary, two Akron, Ohio rival schools. Savannah went to one of his high school basketball games after acquiring his number. As they got closer, they went on dinner dates at Applebee’s and Outback Steakhouse. The couple welcomed their first child, LeBron Jr., popularly known as Bronny, in 2004, while Savannah was a high school senior and LeBron was in his rookie NBA season. Three years later, they welcomed their second child, Bryce.
LeBron proposed to Savannah on New Year’s Eve in 2011, and they married in 2013 at the Capella Chapel Grand Del Mar Hotel in San Diego, California. In 2014, the couple had their third child, Zhuri. Two years later, the James family relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, so that LeBron could rejoin his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, which he later led to an NBA title.
After LeBron chose to join the Los Angeles Lakers, the family relocated to Los Angeles in 2018. Savannah celebrated her husband becoming the NBA’s all-time top scorer five years later when he accomplished the accomplishment at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.