“I started to disappear”: LeBron James’ wife Savannah James admits distancing herself from the NBA legend amid mental health struggles

LeBron James and his wife, Savannah James, have inspired generations around the world with the way they have loved each other over the years.

LeBron James has had his wife, Savannah James, by him through the initial days of his career as she became a strong source of strength and support to him. But it seems, despite their fame, Savannah James has had her own issues with her mental health.

LeBron James’ wife, Savannah James, opens up about how she felt the need to “disappear” in her household

LeBron James’ wife, Savannah James, opened up to Harper’s Bazaar, a few years ago, about how she felt “invisible”.


LeBron James’ wife, Savannah James, said, “I think it was acknowledgment…Knowing that sometimes I felt depleted, and I wasn’t being the best version of a mother, of myself to, my husband, it was just hard to be fully present. So, I started to disappear.”

The popular entrepreneur and podcast host added, “This was during COVID. My kids were good. [LeBron] was good, somewhere doing something.”

LeBron James’ wife, Savannah James, continued, “I would disappear into my bathroom. And I just take a bath or watch a makeup tutorial, which I love so much, or just take time for myself in doing something that I enjoy.”

However, despite the things she has faced in her life, Savannah James bounced back pretty soon and has continued to be a highly supportive wife to LeBron James and a loving mother to their three children.

But that’s not all; in the last few years, LeBron James’ wife, Savannah James, has become a highly popular and successful entrepreneur with her own skincare line and also the host of a popular podcast, Everybody’s Crazy.

LeBron James has always credited his wife, Savannah James, for his success

The Los Angeles Lakers’ star player, LeBron James, has also often praised his wife in public for how she has supported him throughout the twenty one years that they have been together.


For the unversed, LeBron James and Savannah James met when they were teenagers studying in the same school.

Despite a teenage pregnancy, LeBron James and Savannah James stayed together and tied the knot in 2009 and now have three children and a luxurious life that they have built together.

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