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Savannah James made the day for the Nigerian sensation, Tems, as she presented her with the 2024 Breakthrough Award at the Billboard Women in Music night. A huge fan of the singer, songwriter, and record producer, the better half of the NBA legend, LeBron James, blew the crowd away in a stunning black Balenciaga suit.

Although she wasn’t originally listed as a presenter, the millionaire entrepreneur couldn’t let go of such an opportunity. Yet that didn’t stop her from carrying out her motherly duties. Mrs. James swapped her glamorous look for a comfortable one as she turned up at her son, Bronny’s USC vs Arizona State game, along with her husband.

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The support and love of his parents are what keep Bronny James going. Although James Sr. has his own set of responsibilities, he tries his best to be present for his son as much as possible. He had even gone to the extent of saying that he would miss the Lakers game if it happened on the same day as Bronny’s USC debut. His mom, Savannah James, though, will always have an extra special place in his and his siblings’ lives.

Prioritizing their well-being, happiness, and lives ahead of her own, Mama James has been nothing short of a miracle worker to keep the affairs at the James house in order. She was content to take a backseat to her husband’s rise to NBA stardom. In fact, it hasn’t been that long since she became comfortable with media and cameras.

But the James surname will always ensure that there will always be an unholy amount of scrutiny and the eyes of the world on them. A fact that Bronny James is only too painfully aware of.

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Bronny will always be compared to his father LeBron James

LeBron James’ son lives in a time completely different from the one he grew up in. With social media and media agencies holding the power to weave and thread narratives, the level of scrutiny a popular figure and their family are under is no joke. With Bronny now officially a college freshman, there is only so much his father can do to shield him.

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The entire world was looking forward to the King’s son being the doppelgänger of the ‘Chosen One’. But to their dismay, he is still a long way from such a status. And that does not sit well with the public. The same crowd that goes into a frenzy at the sight of the Lakers superstar at Bronny’s game doesn’t hesitate to taunt, mock, and heckle the 19-year-old guard.

While his trainers, coaches, and teammates have all said only good things about him and how he has unlimited potential, it’s almost saddening how everything he does will always be compared to his father. But that’s the weight of the James surname and one that he has to carry.