--- title: LeBron James Met William and Kate and Gave Them Cavaliers Shirts description: Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton met NBA superstar LeBron James at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center canonical: https://time.com/3624821/lebron-james-william-kate-cavaliers-jerseys/ author: Rishi Iyengar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-09T03:59:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:26.161Z og:title: King James Gives Prince George a Mini Cavaliers Jersey og:description: Plus jerseys for his parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton og:url: https://time.com/3624821/lebron-james-william-kate-cavaliers-jerseys/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt753238f2f2a32a96/69876d90e53aba69bc4d66a9/460172534.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Cleveland Cavaliers v Brooklyn Nets og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: King James Gives Prince George a Mini Cavaliers Jersey twitter:description: Plus jerseys for his parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt753238f2f2a32a96/69876d90e53aba69bc4d66a9/460172534.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # LeBron James Gave William and Kate a Cavaliers Jersey for Prince George by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Dec 9, 2014 3:59 AM UTC  LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge poses for a photo after the game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on December 8, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images) LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge poses for a photo after the game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on December 8, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images)Jennifer Pottheiser—NBAE/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Dec 9, 2014 3:59 AM UTC Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton had [already encountered](http://time.com/3624762/kate-will-beyonce-jay-z/) American “royal” couple Beyoncé and Jay Z on the sidelines of the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Monday night. After that, they were granted an audience with NBA superstar LeBron James (a.k.a “King James”). > [](https://twitter.com/UKinNewYork/status/542153392022650881) The bigger shirt may or may not soon adorn the walls of Buckingham Palace, but 1-year-old Prince George will probably want to wear his right away. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3624821/lebron-james-william-kate-cavaliers-jerseys/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3624821/lebron-james-william-kate-cavaliers-jerseys/"},"headline":"LeBron James Gave William and Kate a Cavaliers Jersey for Prince George","datePublished":"2014-12-09T03:59:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:26.161Z","description":"A prince and a duchess hang out with a king!","url":"https://time.com/3624821/lebron-james-william-kate-cavaliers-jerseys/","keywords":["Living","Prince George","Beyonce","Jay-z","kate middleton","Lebron James","Prince William","royals","Cleveland Cavaliers"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt753238f2f2a32a96/69876d90e53aba69bc4d66a9/460172534.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt753238f2f2a32a96/69876d90e53aba69bc4d66a9/460172534.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cleveland Cavaliers v Brooklyn Nets","caption":"Cleveland Cavaliers v Brooklyn Nets","creditText":"Jennifer Pottheiser—NBAE/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3624821/lebron-james-william-kate-cavaliers-jerseys/","name":"LeBron James Gave William and Kate a Cavaliers Jersey for Prince George"}}]}] ```