--- 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: 2026-10-01T09:02:15.049Z 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 > Sponsored content. 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LeBron James meets Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge and gives them Cavaliers shirts._ by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Dec 9, 2014 3:59 AM UTC LeBron James meets Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge and gives them Cavaliers shirts. 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. ## Transcript What size shoe are you wearing? Probably twice the size of [ INAUDIBLE ]. I gotta get you some, man. Yeah [ INAUDIBLE ]. Okay. But don't, don't. Look right here please. [ INAUDIBLE ] Get a few takeouts. No, no, that's right. Yeah [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ INAUDIBLE ] the little George one. 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