“My beautiful powerful Queen will be there holding the castle down as she always has done!” After LeBron James announced he would not be able to attend this year’s Met Gala due to a knee injury, he put his wife Savannah in charge of representing the James Gang at the New York event. And she didn’t disappoint. Despite being surrounded by some of the most renowned celebrities, Savannah made her presence felt to the entire world.

She walked the carpet, exuding confidence, donning a custom burgundy suit-inspired gown by Hanifa, with a stylish pinstripe jacket and a mermaid-style skirt. The outfit truly said—professional on top and elegant on the bottom. Exhilarated by the experience, Savannah took to social media with a heartwarming message. She shared several of her portraits from Monday’s prestigious event, along with the note, “So honored to have Superfine: Tailoring Black Style to be my first Met Gala experience.🖤 Grateful to @anifam and the team at @hanifaofficial for making the process easy and collaborative! 😘”

Sure enough, Savannah won the NBA World’s heart with her memorable solo date, even leaving Ayesha Curry in awe of her beauty. “❤️Love! 😍” Ayesha commented on Savannah’s IG post.

Of course, Ayesha knows a thing or two about winning people’s hearts. While her husband was busy travelling with the Warriors for the first round Rockets series, Ayesha recently attended an annual fundraiser at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

She took everyone’s breath away with her custom gold GapStudio dress designed by Gap Inc.’s executive VP and creative director Zac Posen. And it was a big personal moment for Ayesha, making her debut at SFMOMA. So, it’s great to see her showering Savannah with love on her big debut at the Met Gala. But the night would have been even more perfect with LeBron standing next to his wife.

LeBron James hated missing Met Gala 2025 but Savannah’s stunning look healed his heart amid injury

Well, LeBron was the honorary co-chair at this year’s Met Gala. So, he was looking forward to making an appearance at The Metropolitan Museum of Art alongside his wife. But an unfortunate collision with Donte DiVincenzo during last Wednesday’s Game 5 ruined his plan. Even though James was able to finish the game, he was later seen limping out of the arena. Turns out, he suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain on his knee during the collision.

He even confirmed it with a tweet before Met Gala, “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! Hate to miss an historical event!” Yes, the heartbreak of missing the annual event was evident in James’ tweet.

However, he felt some relief after watching Savannah take over the event with her stunning look. The Lakers superstar flooded his Instagram stories with his wife’s pictures, showering her with love and heart emojis.

Even Savannah was ecstatic with her unique look, and thanked her styling team, “I think we came up with an amazing body of work. I think the dress looks amazing. The team did great. It’s fitting me just how I need it to fit.” Hopefully next year, LeBron will be able to accompany her to the event, leaving the world in awe once again.