At their oldest son Bronny's graduation on Thursday, LeBron and Savannah James, proud parents, were spotted grinning. The 18-year-old's girlfriend was oddly missing after days of nasty internet taunts.
Following the release of pictures from his senior prom that showed the future USC basketball player with his white date, 19-year-old Peyton Gelfuso, Bronny became the victim of racist comments on social media.
When Bronny crossed the stage to accept his diploma in Chatsworth, California on Thursday, he disregarded his detractors in spite of the hateful remarks.
Savannah and LeBron were too excited to contain their joy. Following Tuesday's season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets, LeBron was spotted beaming broadly while embracing Bronny and his other kid, Bryce. As she adjusted Bronny's gown and ribbon, Savannah, LeBron's high school love, was spotted swooning over him.
On Instagram, the elder James celebrated the event by urging Bronny to "keep flying high."
Gloria, LeBron's mother, shared a picture of Bronny pointing to the camera and beaming with joy, writing, "Congratulations, grandson!!!!" You have consistently made me proud. Additionally, witnessing your graduation tonight just increased my sense of pride.
"I hope this next phase of your young adult life brings you the most joy and prosperity."
Keep spreading your wings and reaching new heights. Grammy, you are so loved.
Two videos of Bronny at the event were also posted on the Team James family's Instagram account.
During the ceremony, he smiled as he entered the stage and crossed the school football field.
Days after he dressed for his senior prom in preparation for playing NCAA basketball the next season, the momentous day arrived.
In pictures posted on Instagram by his mother, Savannah James, the NBA legend's oldest son looked sharp in an all-black suit while attending the school's prom in California.
For the event, the 6-foot-3 guard wore Dior shoes and a special black Chrome Hearts suit.
The jacket had a white heart design on the pants' outside seam and Chrome Hearts' bespoke hearts design on the front, back, and cuffs. Beneath the fancy jacket, Bronny chose to wear no shirt.
Bronny showed up with his supposed girlfriend, 19-year-old Peyton Gelfuso, who looked stunning in a black satin dress with no straps.
According to sources, Gelfuso, who wore her long, blond hair down her back in loose curls, had gone to Sierra Canyon High School.
His mother was 'lost for words' when she proudly posted pictures of her kid posing outside the family house on Instagram, even in front of a black Porsche.
'Prom 2023,' Savannah captioned the photo with black heart emojis on either side. Savannah and LeBron, 38, also have a son, Bryce, 15, and a daughter, Zhuri, 8.
According to her Instagram bio, Gelfuso attends Southern Methodist University (SMU), where she is a member of the Tri Delta sorority, and seems to divide her time between Dallas and Los Angeles.
Bronny and Gelfuso went to prom together last year as well, but this year he was the target of hateful racial taunts for bringing a white girl to his high school prom after posting pictures of the happy couple.
His choice to take someone who is "light skinned" to prom was criticized by some online users, and a barrage of offensive remarks about the couple quickly swamped social media.
One person commented, "Not a light skinned woman already," while another said, "Well, at least LeBron has more kids." They might perform better.
Another person said, "That girl is whiter than white bruh."
'Should've had a black queen like his dad,' a fourth tweet said, accompanied with an angry face app.
Another Twitter user wrote, "Lost another Black king to a money hungry white girl." "Bron needs to improve, SMH."