On Monday Cleveland's "King" LeBron James met some true royalty in the form of the United Kingdom's Prince William and Duchess Kate. The royal couple were at the Barclays Center on Monday night to watch LeBron's Cavaliers take on the hometown Brooklyn Nets, as well take part in some publicity for the league's NBA Cares initiative.
After the game, the two posed for a photo shoot with King James and LeBron gifted the two of them a baby Cavaliers jersey for their first baby, Prince George.
On Wednesday LeBron posted an adorable (albeit photoshopped) picture of the regal tyke in the new threads.
A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:50am PST
Here is the original photograph of George that the photoshop was based off of:
Prince George makes appearance at polo match: https://t.co/cAObNIaRS2 pic.twitter.com/QoGUIuX6pU — CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) June 16, 2014
"It's an honor," James said of the opportunity to play in front of the royal family, per ESPN.com. "It's a huge honor. The stuff that you read about, people like them are only in books growing up. And to hear that they're coming to town to see me play and they want to see me do what I do best, it's a huge honor."
And LeBron didn't disappoint, either; he delivered 18 points and 7 assists in a 110-88 romp of the Nets.
Wow what an Honor! This game has brought me so much and I'll never take it for granted! The King, "Duke & Duchess. #Royalty #StriveForGreatness #RWTW #LRMR #Klutch A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:43pm PST
This very moment will be forever remembered and put up in my house. It's all good and all smiles on this side. #Royalty #StriveForGreatness #RWTW #LRMR #Klutch A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:39pm PST
Their meet-and-greet resulted in a mini-controversy, as put his arm around Kate during the photo shoot -- a clear breach of "royal protocol." The Duchess, to her credit, was a good sport about it.
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