There are likely to be a lot of jokes circulating on twitter and the web about Lebron “finally going to get his ring”, but put the hate aside for a minute. Lebron James on New Year’s Eve popped the question to his long-time girlfriend and mother of his two sons, Savannah Brinson. She was apparently very surprised. Even though the two had discussed getting married in the future, Lebron kept the whole plan a secret only telling a few people necessary for his plan.
“My girl, she’s very excited,” James said Sunday night after he and the Miami Heat beat Charlotte 129-90. “She would love to answer more questions about it than me. But she’s happy, my family’s happy and that’s what it’s about.”
With a number of teammates and close friends looking on, James pulled off a bit of a sneak attack.
“It was beautiful,” Heat teammate Chris Bosh said. “I told him, `Good luck.’ It was nice. It was real nice.”
Although Chris Bosh had no idea what was going to happen that night, teammate and close friend of James’, Dwyane Wade, was in charge of holding the ring throughout the night in advance of the big moment. Wade was happy to be a part of the plan and the big night for James.
“It’s very nice,” Wade said. “Very nice. They have good taste. … To me, it felt like he was on his knee for an hour. It was probably like 35 seconds. It was great. I feel so happy for them and their entire family.”
James seems extremely happy about how it all went down and he even said “this is the happiest point in his life right now”, which can only bode well for the Miami Heat this season. What better way to start off 2012 than to get engaged to the mother of his children, and he’s probably hoping to cap it off with another type of ring. The NBA Championship kind…
(H/T to ESPN for the Quotes)
