Lebron James To Miss Met Gala Despite Being Honorary Co-chair

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LeBron James announced Monday he will forgo attending nan Met Gala contempt being nan honorary co-chair for nan event, which takes spot successful New York City.

The Los Angeles Lakers prima said he’s been dealing pinch an wounded he suffered successful nan team’s first-round playoff exit against nan Minnesota Timberwolves.

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"Unfortunately because of my knee wounded I sustained astatine nan extremity of nan play I won’t beryllium capable to be nan Met Gala successful NY coming arsenic truthful galore group person been asking and congratulating maine on!" James wrote connected X.

"Hate to miss an humanities event! My beautiful powerful Queen will beryllium location holding nan castle down arsenic she ever has done!"

James suffered a sprained knee ligament successful Game 5, nan Associated Press reported. The 40-year-old would person been retired for a fewer weeks if nan Lakers had avoided elimination.

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Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James lays connected nan level aft injuring his knee connected April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour were named co-chairs for nan event.

The taxable for nan Met Gala is inspired by nan yearly outpouring exhibition, which is based connected Monica L. Miller’s book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and nan Styling of Black Diasporic Identity."

The grounds itself, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," draws connected different sources beyond nan book. It’s organized into a twelve sections, symbolizing a characteristic of dandy style arsenic defined by Zora Neale Hurston successful her 1934 essay, "Characteristics of Negro Expression."