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Wife Savannah Admits LeBron James Kept His Family Member Hidden From the World Until He Made History in 2016: “Back When She Was Born, We Didn’t Show Her”

Published 09/14/2022, 8:30 AM EDT

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The 2016 Finals was a turning point in the career of LeBron James. Not only did he win his third title, but he also ended his hometown’s long drought as well. And the way did that was also breathtaking. And amid all this, LeBron had kept a member of his family hidden until their triumph, and his wife, Savannah James, confirms this.

LeBron and Savannah have three children. Bronny James, Bryce James, and Zhuri James. Bryce and LeBron are in high school and they are future basketball prospects. Meanwhile, Zhuri has her own YouTube channel and a successful lifestyle show. From a very young age, Zhuri has had an eye for fashion. When she was 5, she was part of the launch of a clothing collection.

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LeBron James and Savannah James didn’t reveal Zhuri until the Cavs won in 2016

Zhuri was born in 2014, but it was kept a secret for a long time. In fact, for a really long time. Savannah said, “You try to keep things as sacred as you can. Back when she was born, we didn’t show her… No one saw her until LeBron won his 2016 championship.” The star couple wanted to avoid the public eye on their youngest child.

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They did tell the world about the birth of their daughter, but they did not get out to the public until LeBron won in 2016. Zhuri was present at LeBron’s press conference after the Cavs had come back from 3-1. She even tried to take LeBron’s cigar from the table. But LeBron told her that it wasn’t for her and kept it at a safe distance.

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The Cavs won the 2016 title in some style. After a lot of turmoil at the start of the season, the Cavs turned it around at the All-Star break and they breezed into the Finals. But they had to face the Golden State Warriors in a rematch of last year’s Finals and the Warriors had gotten even better. They had just set a new NBA record for most wins in the regular season.

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And despite going down 3-1, the Cavs never gave up. They won three straight games on the trot and their leader, LeBron, was the catalyst for that. And he was rightfully named the NBA Finals MVP. After which, the James family showed Zhuri to the entire world.

 

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Vishwesha Kumar is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Holder of a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Vishwesha has been writing content for about 3 years now. He has been following the NBA for nearly 10 years, since first starting off in the year 2012.
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